World news about “Protests in Greece” published by euronews.
Striking Greek journalists cause news blackout Greek journalists staged a 24-hour strike on Monday. The walkout stopped all TV and radio broadcasts and halted updates on many internet news portals. No… 28/05/2012
Greece: Radical Left rejects new coalition talks Greece’s radical leftist leader wont be attending fresh coalition talks today with the other main parties. On Sunday Alexis Tsipras blocked all attempts to… 14/05/2012
Greece seeks new government after inconclusive poll His party suffered a thrashing in Greece’s general election but conservative Antonis Samaras has been asked to form a coalition government. Despite the… 07/05/2012
Many Greek political parties, no easy choices At the heart of this coming Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Greece lies the question: will the people vote to lash themselves to their country’s bailout… 01/05/2012
Down to wire on Greek bond swap There was more anger in Athens on Wednesday as the deadline approached for Greece’s bond swap with its investors, which is a vital step in the country getting… 07/03/2012
Greek pensioners protest against cuts – nocomment Greek pensioners take to the streets of Athens to protest over cuts to their pensions, after the government passes a law imposing more austerity measures. 15/02/2012
Austerity vote ‘won’t end Greek unrest’ Serguei Doubine, euronews: “We’re joined now from Athens by Alexei Bogdanovsky, Russian journalist and commentator, who’s been witnessing events in Greek… 13/02/2012
Greeks fear future bleak Many Greeks are clearly white-knuckled with anger over the passage of the latest austerity plan. Two years of political and financial torture have revolted… 13/02/2012
Protests turn violent in Greece – nocomment Thousands took to the streets of Athens as unions launched a two-day general strike against planned austerity measures on Friday, a day after Greece’s crucial… 11/02/2012
Molotovs in central AthensA protester throws a petrol bomb against riot police guarding the parliament in Athens’ Syntagma (Constitution) Square, 06/12/2011, REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis. 07/12/2011
Protests turn violent in Athens – nocomment At least two people have been injured during clashes between police and protesters at a rally in Athens. The march was to commemorate the death of a student… 06/12/2011
Greece: new leader, same problems Greece may have a new coalition government, but the problems and the anger are still the same, with yet more anti-austerity rallies planned this week. The… 14/11/2011
Greek policemen on firePolicemen are set ablaze on fire by a petrol bomb thrown by protesters during clashes near the Parliament building in Athens. REUTERS/ Yannis Behrakis 21/10/2011
The Greek crisis: assessing the EU’s responseIt has been two years since cracks first started appearing in the single currency. Markets were spooked when Greece admitted in October 2009 that it’s debt… 20/10/2011
Austerity brings out anger in Athens – nocomment A general strike in Greece on Wednesday over parliament’s vote on new austerity measures turned into running battles between protesters and police. 20/10/2011
Greek protests turn violent – nocomment Central Athens has been turned into a battlefield with demonstrators and riot police clashing as Greece experienced the biggest wave of protests since the… 19/10/2011
Troika gives green light to new Greek loan Greece’s international creditors on Tuesday approved a new aid payout of eight billion euros to stave off the threat of a sovereign default. The IMF, the… 11/10/2011
Greek state workers block audit talks Angry civil servants demonstrating against austerity measures blocked Greek government buildings for a second day on Friday. Their protests disrupted Greek… 30/09/2011
Greek ministries obstructed in new troika protests Greek civil servants blocked the entrance to the Finance Ministry on Thursday in an effort to prevent international talks about the country’s debt crisis… 29/09/2011
Greek situation is ‘critical’ : finance minister Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos has reiterated that Greece must continue to cut spending. In a meeting with the country’s president, Venizelos… 23/09/2011
Greek taxi drivers stage anti-reforms protest – nocomment Thousands of taxi-drivers turned the streets of Athens yellow as they parked their cars on busy thoroughfares and main roads in protest against government… 06/07/2011
Greek clashes leave trail of destruction – nocomment Athens city centre got a morning clean-up after violent clashes between protesters and the police following the approval of a deeply unpopular austerity bill… 01/07/2011
Protesters and riot police clash in central Athens – nocomment In Athens, more than 25,000 people gathered to protest against the new anti-austerity policy. The protests spread through the city centre, with small groups… 16/06/2011
Greek debt: Beware banks bearing giftsOn May 2, 2010, the Greek government penned an agreement with the IMF and EU in a last ditch attempt to keep the wolf from the door, namely: bankruptcy. In… 15/06/2011
Greek protesters mass at parliament – nocomment Protesters were met by hundreds of police officers in full riot gear outside the Greek parliament as a day of action against austerity measures began… 15/06/2011
Greek EU/IMF bailout verdict nears European Union and International Montary Fund officials will this week decide if Greece is doing enough to bring its budget deficit under control. The main… 30/05/2011
Greek holiday ferries stranded by seamen’s strikeGreek seamen have embarked on a 48 hour strike, consigning passenger ferries to port ahead of one of the most important holiday periods. Tens of thousands… 10/04/2012
Second night of clashes in Athens following pensioner’s suicideGreek police clashed with protesters for a second night on Thursday at the site where a 77-year-old man committed suicide. Groups of demonstrators gathered… 06/04/2012
Tight security for Greek independence day paradeProtesters showed their deep anger at the decision by Greek authorities to deploy riot police for this year’s independence day parade. One woman described… 25/03/2012
Venizelos prepares to lead Greek socialists to election victoryEvangelos Venizelos has resigned as expected from the Greek government after being elected leader of the socialist PASOK party. The 55-year-old stood… 19/03/2012
Greece rejects bailout commissionerAnother round of cuts generated another protest outside the Greek parliament on Wednesday, though this time the response was a lament and not a riot. It… 01/03/2012
Greece anger at EU simmers in protestsOn the streets of Athens there was anger brimming during protests against the EU. Members of the main civil servants union were among those who marched on… 29/02/2012
Bailout Greeks ‘like drug addicts after next dose’Greeks have been digesting the multi-billion euro bailout deal that has won their country a reprieve from bankruptcy. However it has set in stone austerity… 21/02/2012
Austerity-hit Greeks scorn bailout dealThere may be sighs of relief in the corridors of power in Brussels at the Greek bailout deal. Nevertheless, in Athens the agreement brought yet another… 21/02/2012
More clashes in Athens ahead of crucial meetingAn anti-austerity protest in Athens turned violent on Sunday night on the eve of a crucial meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels. They will decide… 19/02/2012
Greek couple stage suicide threat in jobs protestA Greek couple fearing for their jobs threatened to commit suicide by jumping from the window ledge of their office in Athens. Both are now safe: the… 15/02/2012
Historic cinema destroyed in Athens austerity riotsAround a hundred people in Athens gathered to mourn the loss of one of the Greek capital’s landmark buildings, destroyed in Sunday night’s rioting against… 14/02/2012
Athens traders count the cost of anti-austerity riotsThe rioters were a minority. The destruction they caused was the last thing hard-pressed shopkeepers in Athens need as more painful austerity measures… 13/02/2012
Greeks count the cost of riots – and more austerityOn Monday morning the people of Athens woke up to what looks like a war zone. Protesters set dozens of buildings ablaze in an orgy of destruction as… 13/02/2012
Athens ablaze as protesters say ‘no’ to more cutsBurning buildings, tear gas, petrol bombs – mayhem broke out in central Athens while lawmakers in parliament grappled with the future of Greece. At least 80… 13/02/2012
Greece approves controversial austerity billGreece’s parliament has passed a deeply unpopular austerity bill demanded in return for 130 billion euro bailout to avoid bankruptcy. The bill will… 12/02/2012
Tough talking in Greece as police brace for demosThe serious talking has got underway in the Greek parliament and the protesters are back. Riot police are on high alert outside the building as thousands… 12/02/2012
Greek gathering fails to agree on bailout deal termsGreece’s coalition party leaders have failed to agree on a tough reform and austerity package to secure a fresh bailout of 130-billion euros After seven… 09/02/2012
Greek leaders edge closer to a bailout dealGreek coalition party leaders have agreed on all issues of a bailout plan expect one, and that’s about pensions. But being close to a deal is not the same… 09/02/2012
Coalition meeting to approve Greece bailout postponedThe meeting between the leaders of Greece’s coalition government about the bailout deal has been postponed until Wednesday. They were meant to meet… 07/02/2012
Greek leaders face crunch talks as unions strikeProtests have erupted in the Greek capital with thousands of people joining strike action over the prospect of more budget cuts. Unions say the economy is… 07/02/2012
Greeks protest as EU/IMF bailout officials returnAs the clock ticks on efforts to save Greece from bankruptcy, Greeks have taken to the streets to protest against possible new austerity measures. The… 17/01/2012
Greece interim government delays electionsThere is uncertainty over when elections will next be held in Greece after the interim government’s finance minister said the ballot would be delayed… 28/12/2011
More clashes as Greek budget approvedGreeks woke up on Wednesday morning faced with the news that next year’s austerity budget has been approved by parliament. For months the country has been… 07/12/2011
Police clash with protesters in AthensGreece’s parliament, voting late into the night, finally approved the new coalition government’s 2012 austerity budget. Technocrat Prime Minister Lucas… 07/12/2011
Clashes at commemorative rally in AthensAt least two people have been injured during clashes between police and protesters at a rally in Athens. The march was to commemorate the death of a student… 06/12/2011
New Greek PM faces first major test over austerityGreece’s new government is facing its first major test over the country’s harsh austerity measures. A 24-hour general strike is underway, called by unions… 01/12/2011
New taxes spark more riots in GreeceWorkers at Greece’s biggest power company, PPC, have clashed with riot police as they protested against a new property tax in Athens. Members of the firm’s… 24/11/2011
Workers on the warpath as Greek PM fights for aidWith the Greek prime minister in Brussels fighting for the aid the country needs to avoid bankruptcy, workers at home have been on the warpath over… 21/11/2011
Greece presents new budget planGreece’s new national unity government has presented its 2012 budget plan to parliament. It aims to cut the country’s deficit by more than a third from this… 18/11/2011
Clashes at Athens protest marchA march in Athens to commemorate a student uprising almost 40 years ago has descended into violence, with police firing teargas at young people dressed in… 17/11/2011
Greek students repeat 1973 uprising motto“Bread, Education, Freedom”. It was the motto for Greek students from Athens Polytechnic University who took part in a historic uprising in November 1973… 17/11/2011
Greek protest halts holiday paradeAn anti-austerity protest in the Greek city of Thessaloniki on Friday forced the cancellation of a military parade marking the country’s entry into World War… 28/10/2011
Greek protesters keep up pressure on governmentProtesters in Greece have held a minute’s silence in memory of a demonstrator who died of a heart attack during rallies outside parliament on Thursday. … 21/10/2011
Greece faces possibility of more strikes next weekCleaning up is underway in Athens after at least 70,000 people took to the streets in protest against the latest austerity measures approved by the government… 21/10/2011
Greece adopts austerity law despite protestsDisturbances carried on after nightfall in Athens but events on the street failed to prevent what demonstrators had dreaded. Debt-ridden Greece has now… 21/10/2011
Greeks turn on Greeks as fury turns violentA man injured in demonstrations in Greece over sweeping new austerity measures has died, according to local media. The man, a union member in his fifties… 20/10/2011
Greek protesters turn on each otherClashes have broken out between rival groups of protesters in front of the Greek parliament where lawmakers are due to vote on sweeping new austerity… 20/10/2011
Crowds keep up pressure on Greek parliamentGreece’s mass protest and strike has entered its second day as parliament prepares to hold its final vote on the latest round of austerity measures aimed at… 20/10/2011
Greece hit by continued strikes and clashesAngry protests in Greece are set to continue on day two of a general strike as parliament votes on a new round of austerity measures designed to stave off… 20/10/2011
Violent clashes break out in AthensWhat had started as a general strike in Greece, developed into running battles between protesters and police dressed in riot gear in areas of… 19/10/2011
General strike brings Greece to a standstillIt has been dubbed ‘the mother of all strikes’ and it is not hard to understand why. Even the Acropolis has been closed to visitors in a two-day show of… 19/10/2011
Parliament debates as Athens burnsCentral Athens has been turned into a battlefield with demonstrators and riot police clashing as Greece experiences the biggest wave of street protests since… 19/10/2011
Greece: Protesters confident of victoryGreek finance minister Evangelos Venizelos made a final appeal for support in parliament on Wednesday, where he asked deputies to back the new austerity… 19/10/2011
Greek transport workers strike again over cutsGreek transport workers on Monday staged their sixth strike in a fortnight in protest at government spending cuts. Athens ground to a standstill as metro… 10/10/2011
Greek energy workers to strike over wage capGreek energy workers have vowed to go on strike to oppose planned wage cuts that form part of the debt-laden country’s austerity drive. Employees at the… 10/10/2011
Anti-Germany protest in AthensProtesters in Athens used Nazi emblems during a theatrical demonstration by citizens and artists over Germany’s role in Greece’s debt crisis. Organisers are… 07/10/2011
Violence erupts in Athens during Greek strikeIn the centre of Athens youths broke up marble paving slabs and hurled them at police on Wednesday. The response was tear gas as riot police chased the… 05/10/2011
General strike brings Greece to a standstillA 24-hour general strike brought Greece to a standstill on Wednesday amid continued protests against government spending cuts. Athens has agreed on tougher… 05/10/2011
Greek workers face more miseryThe Greek government is presenting its draft 2012 budget to parliament today which includes the cutting of 30,000 civil service staff by the end of… 03/10/2011
Portuguese police in austerity protestThe Portugese capital Lisbon witnesses the strange sight on Wednesday of off-duty police pressing for a pay rise, being held back by on-duty officers guarding… 29/09/2011
Greek austerity measures go on, so do protestsSome protesters built a mock gallows outside the Greek parliament on Tuesday. A graphic illustration of how angry some of them are at a deeply unpopular… 28/09/2011
More strikes hit debt-mired GreeceGreece has been hit by another day of strikes and protests as the government pledged to meet its budget goals and avoid default. Parliament is set to… 27/09/2011
Week-long unrest in Greece ahead of troika meetingGreece begins a week of protests with the first on Monday paralysing buses, trams and trains. The seven days of industrial action coincide with a visit from… 26/09/2011
TV news interrupted as protests continue in GreeceStudents protesting higher education reform have sabotaged a Greek state TV news bulletin, bursting into the studio during a live broadcast. The programme… 26/09/2011
Athens agrees to accelerate austerity driveThe Greek government says it will step up cuts, taking aim at civil servants and pensioners to satisfy its international lenders and avoid… 22/09/2011
Student protest over Greek budget cutsStudents took to the streets of the Greek capital Athens on Tuesday, to protest over government austerity measures, including a curb in education… 20/09/2011
Greeks take to the streets in new wave of strikesGreek Cafes and restaurants closed their doors on Saturday in protest over a 10-point rise in VAT. The cash strapped Greek government imposed the huge rise… 10/09/2011
Greece shaken by health and taxi strikesHealth workers in Greece have taken to the streets over spending cuts and changes to the service that they say will harm the quality of the system. It is… 08/09/2011
Students protest at Greek university reformsGreek students have clashed with riot-police during protests against an overhaul of the country’s universities that has been passed in parliament. The… 24/08/2011
Striking taxi drivers block roads in AthensTaxi drivers in Athens have gone on strike as part of demonstrations against deregulation of numerous sectors. Roads were blocked, disrupting traffic over… 06/07/2011
Violence rocks Athens after austerity voteViolence continue in the streets of the Greek capital Athens late on Wednesday as riot police clashed with opponents to spending cuts passed by parliament… 30/06/2011
Violence clashes after Greek austerity voteViolent clashes between police and Greek protesters continue, with attempts to set fire to the headquarters of the finance ministry. Hundreds of young… 29/06/2011
Greece austerity plan passes despite protestsThe Greek parliament has passed a five-year austerity plan that will allow the country to receive international bail-out money to keep it solvent. In total… 29/06/2011
Greece parliament prepares for austerity voteViolence continued overnight in Athens on Wednesday ahead of today’s vote on a raft of hard-hitting austerity measures. Riot police armed with tear gas and… 29/06/2011
Greek strike brings nation to a standstillWith two and a half million members to call on the two Greek unions calling a 48-hour strike, the ADEDY and GSEE, have the power to cause widespread… 28/06/2011
Violence flares as Greek strike bitesGreece has all but shut down at the start of a 48-hour strike to protest at the government’s austerity measures, and in Athens some demonstators have turned… 28/06/2011
Rough seas ahead for GreeceGreece has long been recognised as a sea-faring nation. And – despite surviving a key vote of confidence on Tuesday night – the government in Athens will need… 22/06/2011
Eurogroup delays decision over Greek loanAfter seven hours of talks Eurozone finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg decided to delay a final decision on extending a further 12 billion-euro loan to… 20/06/2011
Greeks continue protests against fiscal reformWhile the Eurogroup ministers were debating the financial future of Greece, in Athens ten thousand people filled the square across from the country’s… 20/06/2011
Debate opens in Greek parliament ahead of confidence voteGreece’s Prime Minister, George Papandreou, has opened a three day debate which will culminate in a vote of confidence. He appealed to parliament and his… 19/06/2011
Greece brings in new faces in bid to tackle debtGreek Prime Minister George Papandreou has appointed a new cabinet in his struggle to combat the country’s debt crisis. The new finance minister is Evangelos… 17/06/2011
Greek PM announces cabinet reshuffleGreece’s Prime Minister George Papandreou has announced a cabinet reshuffle in a bid to get support for the austerity measures which have split his ruling… 17/06/2011
Greek PM announces new Finance MinisterGreece’s Prime Minister George Papandreou has announced his cabinet reshuffle with all eyes on who would take up the post of Finance Minister. Evangelos… 17/06/2011
