PROTESTS AND STRIKES ACROSS GREECE

ATHENS, OCTOBER 21 /SRNA/ – Trade unions and student organisations in Greece have organised demonstrations and strikes across the country over rising living costs and insufficient investment in public education.

According to media reports, around 3,000 police officers have been deployed in Athens alone in an effort to prevent unrest similar to incidents that have occurred in several European cities.

School pupils and university students have set up tents in Syntagma Square, in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens. Their demands include lower rents, increased housing subsidies, more student accommodation, and additional teaching staff.

Public-sector workers are on strike following a call by the ADEDY trade union confederation, the DPA news agency reported.

The union said the aim of the action was to demonstrate solidarity with protests in the education sector and enable employees, including parents, to participate in demonstrations and rallies.