Protests In Greek

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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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  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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  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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  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.

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  Protests in Greece Against EU-International Monetary Fund Loan Deal

  Greek unions planned protests in Athens and other cities on Thursday over the prospect of new austerity cuts demanded by the country's international creditors.

• Greek state TV still off air amid negotiations

  State-run television channels in Greece remained off-air on Tuesday as the government scrambled to deal with a storm of protest over its decision to shut down public broadcaster ERT.

• Greek PM offers to reinstate limited state TV broadcasts

  Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Friday offered to partially reinstate state broadcaster ERT after its dramatic shutdown this week sparked protests in Greece and criticism across Europe.

• Greek workers strike over shutdown of state broadcaster as backlash grows

  Greek workers stage a nationwide strike on Thursday, forcing hospitals to work on emergency staff and disrupting transport, in protest against the "sudden death" of state broadcaster ERT, switched off in the middle of the night by the government.