No arrests were reported.The three-month-old government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says the reforms will simplify regulations and boost investment as Greece emerges from a protracted financial crisis.Mitsotakis wants to boost growth with more aggressive pro-business policies, promising to deliver 2.8% growth next year, higher than the European Commission’s forecast of 2.2%. ... 2019 / 10:58 AM / 8 months ago. Police used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.Clashes also occurred during a student protest in the northern city of Thessaloniki. Greece: Deadly fire triggers protests at Moria refugee camp. A Greek nationalist group's plan to throw a pork barbecue near a refugee camp has led to a debate in the country's parliament. A separate group of several dozen youths was involved in the violence that sent other demonstrators, including families with young children, scrambling to move away from the clouds of tear gas. Greek garbage collectors marched peacefully through Athens on Thursday to protest the new conservative government's plans to further outsource state services. During the rally, some of the protest organizers carried an empty coffin and wore masks.The protesters briefly scuffled with police after challenging a cordon outside the parliament building.Two more peaceful protest marches were held later Thursday ahead of a vote in parliament on the draft legislation, which is expected to pass.About 5,000 people in total took part in the separate demonstrations, organized by a Communist Party-affiliated labor group and mainstream labor unions.The government has 158 lawmakers in the 300-member assembly.University students clash with the riot police during a protest outside the Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. 20 Jan 2019 15:41 GMT A protester throws a petrol bomb at riot police outside the Greek Parliament during a demonstration against new protest law in Athens, on Thursday July 9, 2020. This article reports the results of a survey of the adult population in which two-thirds of the respondents supported protest and 29 per cent reported actual involvement in strikes and/or demonstrations during 2010. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)Connect with the definitive source for global and local news
In 2018, there were nearly 1,300 protests in Attica prefecture (Athens, Piraeus, suburbs, and townships), with a majority of the demonstrations attracting fewer than 200 people. Police clashed with students at demonstrations in Greece's two largest cities Thursday amid strikes and street protests against a planned overhaul of business and licensing rules by the new conservative government. A group of protesters hurled petrol bombs at riot police outside parliament, while police responded with tear gas and flash grenades.Police said they arrested nine people and detained 15 others for questioning. Thousands protest in Athens against Macedonia name change The name-change agreement is the result of a dispute between Macedonia and Greece that has lasted 27 years. Mon 30 Sep 2019 09.33 EDT First published on Mon 30 Sep 2019 01.50 EDT. Demonstrations held in Athens and dozens of other Greek cities and towns to oppose the plans by the centre-right government.The bill was approved by 187-101 votes in parliament.More than 10,000 protesters had gathered in central Athens, many supporting a labour union backed by the Greek Communist Party. Greece: Violence erupts at rally in Athens against new protest law University students clash with the riot police during a protest outside the Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ year-old conservative government said it is determined to stop small protest gatherings from disrupting traffic and commercial activity.“The right to hold peaceful gatherings must be protected ... but it must be done in a way that will not interrupt the activity of an entire city,” Mitsotakis told parliament on the second and final day of debate.Critics of the proposed reforms include the Athens Bar Association and parliament’s own legislative review committee.
Police clashed with students at demonstrations in Greece's two largest cities Thursday amid strikes and street protests against a planned overhaul of business and licensing rules by the new conservative government. The widespread opposition to unprecedented austerity measures in Greece provides a unique opportunity to study the causes of mass protest. He predicted the pandemic-driven recession would trigger large labour protests in the autumn.“You fear what is coming — the reaction of society, the anger of society — and that is why you are preparing to give us repression,” Tsipras told parliament.Greece is expected to suffer a major recession this year due to the impact of the pandemic, losing 9% of its annual output, according to European Union projections. Police clashed with students at demonstrations in Greece's two largest cities Thursday amid strikes and street protests against a planned overhaul of business and licensing rules by the new conservative government.
They argued that plans to prosecute protesters attending unsanctioned rallies and to hold protest organizers responsible for damage caused if rallies turn violent are legally troublesome.The government said it added several clarifications to the bill to address those concerns.Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras, who was prime minister in 2015-2019, accused the government of introducing the measures to allow heavy-handed policing.