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
Greece Greek students protest 'university police' plans over freedom fears Supporters of the reform, due to be approved by lawmakers on Thursday, argue that Greek universities have long been plagued by violence and those against it are afraid it will hinder freedom of expression. 11/02/2021
no comment Protesters hold anti-NATO rally in Greece A few hundred protesters marched through central Athens on Tuesday, as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Greek officials. 06/10/2020
Greece Watch back: Athens protest as Turkey's Hagia Sophia becomes a mosque Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described Turkey's decision as a sign of 'weakness'. Protests are expected in Athens and Thessaloniki. 24/07/2020
Good Morning Europe Angry protests at 'power keg' migrant camp over deadly fire Tensions are high after the blaze at the vast and overcrowded Moira camp, on the Greek island of Lesbos. 01/10/2019
Greece Watch: Greek civil servants strike to protect right to strike Greece's new conservative government, which took office in July, is planning reforms which will affect the ability to strike, collective labour agreements, and labour unions. 24/09/2019
Greece Over 3,000 Greek primary school teachers clash with police Over 3,000 primary school teachers clashed with police in the second week of protests over hiring reforms. 14/01/2019
Greece Greek riot police clash with protesters on 10th anniversary of unarmed teen's killing Greek riot police clashed with protesters in Athens after demonstrations to mark the 10th anniversary of the killing by police of an unarmed teenager 06/12/2018
Greece Greek police fire tear gas at demonstrators in Thessaloniki Greek police fire tear gas at demonstrators protesting the agreement reached by Greece and Macedonia to resolve a dispute over the former Yugoslav republic's name in Thessaloniki. 08/09/2018
Greece Greek workers go on strike for 24 hours to oppose further austerity measures In Greece, trade union organisers and workers marched as part of a national 24-hour strike. 01/05/2017
Greece Greek protesters clash with police during Obama visit A march by thousands of Greek protesters turns violent as they demonstrate against US policy during a visit by President Obama. 15/11/2016
Greece Europe throws Greece a 10.3-billion-euro lifeline Greece is thrown another lifeline. Europe's finance ministers agree to unlock 10.3 billion euros in bailout funds. 25/05/2016
Greece Greece grinds to near halt in 48-hour general strike Greece has ground to a near halt with the start of a 48-hour general strike on Friday morning (May 6). The country’s largest private and public 06/05/2016
Greece Greek farmers camp outside parliament to protest tax reforms Thousands of Greek farmers protested against controversial pension reform plans on Saturday (February 13). Many spent Friday night camped out in 13/02/2016
Greece Greek farmers' pension protests bring violence to Athens A day of violent farmers’ protests in Greece blazed on into the night as police fought demonstrators in the capital for the first time over pension 12/02/2016
Greece Greek farmers protesting pension reform plans clash with riot police Violent clashes erupted in Greece as protesting farmers attempted to occupy the agriculture ministry in Athens on Friday (February 12). Riot police 12/02/2016
no comment Violence in Athens amid protests over planned pension reforms Youths clashed with police in Athens on Thursday, throwing fire bombs and stones as tens of thousands of people marched through the capital 05/02/2016
Greece Border blockade - Greek farmers protest over pension reforms Angry farmers in Greece blocked the country’s borders and main motorways on Tuesday (Feb 2) in an ongoing dispute with the government over planned 03/02/2016
Greece Greece faces first 2016 protests against reforms The Greek government’s plans for pension reforms have brought thousands of farmers out on the streets in protests in the north of the country, and in 19/01/2016
Greece Greek capital brought to a standstill as workers strike against austerity Protesters marched through the streets of Athens on Thursday as over two-and-a-half-million workers took part in a general strike that has brought 03/12/2015
Greece Emotions run high as Greece remembers bloody 1973 student rebellion As on every November 17, an annual march was held on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of a 1973 student revolt that sounded the death knell for 17/11/2015
Greece Street clashes in Athens as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces general strike On the streets of Athens the crack of tear gas being fired echoed in the city. The clashes erupted between police and anti-austerity protesters many 12/11/2015
world news Greece: Anti-austerity protesters denounce 'ever-closer' bailout deal Anti-austerity protesters marched on the streets of Athens on Wednesday as Greece moves closer to concluding a deal with lenders on a multi-billion 05/08/2015
Greece Greece: the politicians debate, the people protest. In Greece, while the politicians debate inside, outside there are protests on the streets. Several protests against #bailout; police mobilize #Greece 15/07/2015
no comment Greek referendum: ‘No’ supporters celebrate in Athens' streets Supporters of the ‘No’ vote in Greece’s bailout referendum celebrated in Athens on Sunday after voters rejected creditors’ demands for more austerity 06/07/2015
