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
Greece Greek people will suffer after Sunday's vote, says Communist Party Thousands of Communist Party (KKE) supporters gathered in front of Greece’s parliament building in central Athens on Thursday (July 2). Their leader 02/07/2015
Greece Greeks divided over Sunday's referendum Fears that the country is about to crash out of the euro brought thousands of Greeks into central Athens on Tuesday urging support for a Yes vote 01/07/2015
Greece Greeks protest over lender austerity demands Thousands have taken part in rallies in central Athens following the government’s announcement that it’s closing the banks and imposing capital 29/06/2015
Greece Greek PM holds more talks with lenders to shore up his debt plans Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is in for more talks with his country’s main lenders today in order to smooth over reported divisions regarding 24/06/2015
Greece Anxious pro-euro protesters call for Tsipras to sign a deal with lenders Several thousand pro-European Greeks staged a demonstration in favour of staying in the euro as EU leaders discussed their country’s fate in 23/06/2015
Greece Varoufakis: Greece will not sign up to new bailout programme As Greece hurtles towards a possible debt default, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says Athens will not sign up to a new bailout programme to 12/06/2015
Greece Greek health workers go on strike as anger boils over 'under-funding' Public sector doctors and nurses went on strike in Greece on Wednesday, amid the country’s financial crisis. They say they are fed up with 20/05/2015
Greece Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis 'attacked' by protesters in Athens restaurant The incident on Tuesday night comes as the Syriza government, caught between the demands of European creditors and the expectations of Greek voters, is charged with introducing reforms to secure bailo 30/04/2015
Greece Economy VS environment: Mine suspension provokes Athens rally Thousands have gathered in Athens to protest against a licence suspension for a mine in Skouries, in the Halkidiki area. According to authorities 16/04/2015
Greece Hooded anarchists clash with Greek riot police in Athens Dozens of self-proclaimed anarchists have clashed with Greek riot police in Athens. About 60 hooded protesters held the rally in a show of solidarity 18/03/2015
Greece Thousands rally in support of Greece's anti-austerity government ahead of bailout talks in Brussels A mood of optimism continues on the streets of Athens as Greeks show their support for their anti-austerity government ahead of crucial bailout talks in Brussels. 15/02/2015
