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Greeks demand answers two years after Tempi rail crash

The crash happened just before midnight on 28 February, 2023, when a freight train and a passenger train crashed head-on on the line linking Athens with Thessaloniki.

27/01/2025

Greece

Thousands of workers strike in Greece over cost of living and pensions

Protesters say the government has refused to implement policies that will make people's lives better, with unions criticising Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' centre-right government for failing to tackle inflation and high housing prices.

20/11/2024

Greece

Same sex-marriage recognition divides Greek public

Greek lawmakers are set to vote on Thursday to legalise same-sex marriage, in a rare show of cross-party collaboration. But the decision is being met with pushback from the Orthodox Church.

13/02/2024

Greece

Farmers in Greece dump produce in Europe's latest agriculture protest

In recent months, similar protests have swept Europe as farmers on the continent take their grievances over inflation, foreign competition and the costs of combating climate change to the streets.

04/02/2024

Greece

Greek students protest government plan for private universities

Student unions believe the move will devalue degrees from Greece's public universities

18/01/2024

Greece

New Greek parliament convenes, only to be dissolved as early as Monday

The next election will be contested under a different system after leading parties failed to form a coalition.

28/05/2023

France

France braces for 'historic' May Day demonstrations

More than one million people could take to the streets in France for 'historic' May Day demonstrations against the country's pension reforms.

01/05/2023

Greece

Protesters in Greece demand justice for train crash victims

Thousands in Greece protested against safety deficiencies in the country's railway network after a deadly crash killed 57 people in February.

12/03/2023

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Some protestors called the tragedy a "crime"

Thousands of people have demonstrated across Greece to demand justice for at least 57 people killed in the country's worst rail disaster

05/03/2023

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Greek rail workers strike as anger grows over deadly train crash

The Greek government has promised that 'responsibility will be assigned' for Tuesday's deadly train crash, as rail workers strike over safety.

02/03/2023

Greece

Greece calls for calm amid protests against Roma police shooting

A 16-year-old Roma boy is in critical condition after being shot in the head by police near Thessaloniki.

08/12/2022

Greece

Violent protests in Greece after police shoot teenager in head

The 16-year-old Roma boy was shot by police in the northern city of Thessaloniki, after allegedly not paying a €20 bill at a petrol station.

05/12/2022

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Greek strikers clash with police in Athens

Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Athens on Wednesday as public and some private sector workers walked out in a 24-hour general strike.

09/11/2022

Greece

Anti-fascist protesters rally during Golden Dawn appeal trial

Dozens of members of the neo-Nazi party have appealed their lengthy prison sentences.

15/06/2022

Greece

Greek police detain protesters after arson at planned migrant camp

A small group of protesters set fire to excavators used by a private contractor to build a new migrant camp on Lesbos, authorities say.

08/02/2022

Greece

Greece: Protest against budget constrained by pandemic costs

Some 2,000 people staged a protest during a parliamentary budget debate on Thursday to demand higher wages and pensions.

16/12/2021

Greece

Vigilantes abduct teacher during COVID checks at Greek school

Three suspects have now been arrested over the "inconceivable" incident.

14/12/2021

Greece

Clashes after rally marking 2008 police shooting death in Greece

Hundreds of protesters marched the streets of the Greek capital, on the 13th anniversary of the 15-year old Alexis Grigoropoulos' fatal shooting by the police.

07/12/2021

Greece

Greek doctors stage 24-hour strike to protest staff shortages

Greek doctors and nurses have rallied outside the health ministry to protest against mandatory vaccinations and staff shortages.

21/10/2021

Greece

Greece: 3 police officers wounded in protest against police violence

5,000 protesters marched in Athens after footage of a police officer beating a man with a baton became viral.

10/03/2021