Thousands of Students and Teachers March Through Greek Capital to Protest High Cost of Living
Unions say 15,000 teaching posts remain unfilled as they press for higher pay, better funding and protections for free public education.
- On Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, thousands of Teachers and Students rallied in central Athens, marching from the Propylaea to demand increased education funding and measures addressing the rising cost of living.
- Engineering student Panagiotis Moschonas criticized the government for a monthly rent subsidy of $135, while OLME reported 15,000 unfilled teaching positions and inadequate school funding.
- Primary school Teachers' union DOE and civil servants' federation ADEDY declared 24-hour strikes, with DOE seeking "substantial pay rises" and the defense of free, publicly funded education against commercialization.
- Riot police shadowed the march while traffic measures closed Panepistimiou Street and the Panepistimio metro station. Similar demonstrations occurred in Thessaloniki and Patras as protests spread across Europe.
- Demands for the reinstatement of the 13th and 14th pension payments were echoed by Others, who also seek 70% of the pension in widowhood cases to tackle the rising cost of living.
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Teachers, Students and Pupils Rally Across Greece Over Housing and Education Costs
ATHENS - A protest rally by teachers, students and school pupils got underway in central Athens at noon on Wednesday, with protestors gathering outside the Propylaea, the gates of the historic main building of the University of Athens. They included committees of pupils from schools throughout Attica, student union factions, of which some had camped out overnight in Syngtagma Square to protest against the cost of rent and of their studies. They …
On Wednesday, October 21, 2026, students, students, teachers, but also public officials came out to protest against the high cost of life, just as it happens in France. Protest actions take place in Athens and Thessaloniki, being considered the second largest city in the country. Students and high school teachers joined in [...]
On the streets the whole educational community: Mass mobilizations for education and the cost of education, rallies in Athens, Thessaloniki and 50 cities of the country. The educational and student community has gathered in the center of Athens with a meeting point in Propylaea to give a resounding presence to the all-educational rally with students, students and teachers demanding meaningful changes in education and better conditions in school …
We begin our report with the rally that is underway in the center of Athens and major cities, with the participation of students and workers. The mobilizations come just 24 hours after the demonstrations and wild incidents in France, Italy and Belgium, with the Police on alert. The center of Athens is closed, as the all-education rally is underway. The demonstrators are protesting the cost of studies and housing.
The center of Athens is "sinking" at noon on Wednesday (21/10) with thousands of students, pupils and teachers participating in the nationwide rally, against the backdrop of the dynamic mobilizations recorded in the last...More...
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