Greek Protest

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  Protests Spread As Greece Admits 'Failures' After Deadly Train Wreck

  The Greek government on Thursday acknowledged failures in state management of its rail system, following a train collision that killed 48 and has triggered angry protests.

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  PAOK Owner Ivan Savvidis Wanted By Greek Police For Invading Pitch With A Gun

  PAOK owner Ivan Savvidis walked into the field to protest a disallowed goal.

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  Greek Football Match Called Off After Coach Injured By Toilet Roll

  The incident prompted the Olympiakos team to leave the pitch in protest before riots erupted outside the ground.

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  Tens Of Thousands Of Greeks Protest Over Macedonia Name Row

  Tens of thousands of Greeks staged a mass rally in Athens on Sunday, urging the government not to compromise in a festering name row with neighbouring Macedonia.

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  Greeks Join Nationwide Strike Over New Round Of Bailout Reforms

  The protest strike in Greece was called by the main public and private sector unions a day before parliament was due to vote on reforms that would unlock the next tranche of funds from an 86 billion euro bailout.

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  Police Fire Tear Gas At Protesters Outside Greek Parliament: Report

  Greek riot police on Sunday fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who threw Molotov cocktails during an anti-austerity protest outside parliament in Athens, local media reported, as lawmakers prepared to vote on a controversial tax and pensions overhaul.

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  Migrants Protest To Be Let Through Greek-Macedonian Border

  Hundreds of migrants stranded at a makeshift Greek camp protested near the border with Macedonia on Sunday, demanding that the border be opened as they clung to hopes of making it into Europe despite new EU moves to send some refugees back.

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  Protesting Greek Farmers Meet PM After Month Of Blockades

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and representatives of some protesting farmers failed today to find an immediate solution to a month-long blockade of the country's highways.

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  Protesting Greek Farmers Clash With Riot Police

  Clashes broke out outside the Agriculture Ministry in central Athens on Friday as thousands of farmers from across Greece headed to the Greek capital for a two-day protest against the government's plans to impose new tax hikes and reform the pension system.

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  Greek Farmers Head For Athens For Protest Against Taxes

  Farmers from across Greece have begun gathering in Athens for a two-day protest against the government and its plans to impose new tax hikes and pension charges.

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  Greek Lenders Resume Bailout Review Amid Protests

  Greece and its creditors on Monday began a first review of the country's new bailout amid a wave of demonstrations by farmers and professionals against a controversial pension reform that is part of the fiscal overhaul.

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  Protests Planned At Greek Border After More Migrants Drown

  Left-wing protest groups in Greece are planning two days of demonstrations at the country's border with Turkey, to call on authorities to ease transit restrictions in the wake of two deadly boats sinking that left at least 46 migrants and refugees dead.

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  Greek Farmers, Sailors Begin Wave Of Protests Against Pension Reform

  Greek farmers and sailors today kicked off a wave of protests against a disputed pension reform planned by the embattled government of leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

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  Striking Greeks Take to Tension-Filled Streets in Austerity Protest

  Striking Greeks took to the streets on Thursday to protest austerity measures, setting Alexis Tsipras' government its biggest domestic challenge since he was re-elected in September promising to cushion the impact of economic hardship.

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  Thousands Protest as Greece Votes on Bailout Bill

  Thousands of anti-austerity protesters gathered in Athens on Wednesday night as lawmakers prepared to vote on a second batch of reforms that must pass if Greece is to unlock a huge international bailout.