Thousands of students and teachers march through Greek capital to protest high cost of living
About 10,000 people marched as unions pressed for smaller classes, better facilities and affordable student housing, police said.
- About 10,000 demonstrators rallied peacefully in Athens and across Greece on Wednesday, protesting soaring living costs and what they called crumbling school conditions.
- Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' centre-right government faces mounting pressure as Greeks struggle with stagnant wages and high rents, citing solidarity with recent unrest across Europe.
- Students set up tents in Syntagma Square before Wednesday's march, while teachers and doctors walked out, disrupting state school and hospital operations.
- Education Minister Sofia Zacharaki acknowledged student demands, announcing projects worth more than €733-million for new student residences and facilities upgrades.
- Mitsotakis said on Monday that Greece would not return to the social unrest of the financial crisis, though students plan to continue demonstrations.
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On Wednesday in Athens, teachers and students took to the streets for better education conditions and more state support. All over Europe there have been protests against education policy for weeks.
Apart from France, the student revolt is also winning Greece. On Wednesday 21 October, demonstrations were held in several cities of the country to demand more resources for education, but also to protest against the cost of living and the difficulties of access to housing. More than 10,000 students, high school students and teachers gathered in the centre of Athens. Sign of a social grumbling that is gaining ground, as the Greek government boas…
Thousands of students, students and teachers came out on Wednesday, 21 October, on the street in Greece, demanding greater investment in public education, better salaries for teachers and decent conditions in schools and universities. In Athens, about 10,000 people participated in a peaceful march, according to the police, and demonstrations took place in Thessaloniki, Patras and other cities in the country. The protests were accompanied by teac…
Thousands of students and teachers took to the streets in Greece to protest the rising cost of living, high rents, and problems in the education system. In Athens, approximately 10,000 people participated in protests demanding more budget allocation for education and a reduction in class sizes. The demonstrators also sent messages of solidarity to the protests in France.
Wednesday they went to the square peacefully in about ten cities, asking the same things of Italians and French
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Students, teachers and civil servants take part in a rally to protest against the high cost of living, saying they face the same problems that sparked violent demonstrations in France at the weekend, in Athens, Greece, on Oct. 21, 2026. (Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images)
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