Thousands of students and teachers march through Greek capital to protest high cost of living
Police said about 10,000 people rallied peacefully as teachers and students pressed for more funding and better school conditions.
- 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 defense of free, publicly funded education.
- 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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Students, teachers and students protest, Wednesday in Athens, Thessaloniki and in dozens of other cities throughout Greece regarding the conditions of schools and universities. They ask for the improvement of the...
Thousands of students, students and teachers came out on the street on Wednesday in several cities in Greece, demanding the allocation of more state funds for education, better conditions in schools and less crowded classrooms. Protests are part of a wave of similar demonstrations from other European countries. Approximately 10,000 people, ...
Tens of thousands of demonstrators came to Athens.
Police counted 10,000 people who took to the streets peacefully in central Athens and in the suburbs
Around 10,000 demonstrators march in Athens as students, teachers demand safer schools, more staff and affordable housing
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