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2026-10-21 15:54:00Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Thousands of students and teachers took to the streets across Greece on Wednesday, demanding higher state funding for education, better facilities and less crowded classrooms, echoing protesters in other European countries.

About 10,000 demonstrators, including school and university students, gathered peacefully in central Athens and the suburbs, police said.

Others joined rallies in cities across the country, expressing their solidarity with the growing protests in France and elsewhere in Europe against high living costs and what they called dilapidated school conditions.

The protests add to the pressure on the center-right government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis - which faces elections in mid-2027 - as Greeks grapple with stagnant wages, high rents and rising energy costs, years after the country's debt crisis.

“From Greece to France, we want free public education,” protesters chanted as they gathered in front of parliament. The students had set up tents in Syntagma Square, in central Athens, and held an overnight protest ahead of Wednesday’s march.

Public schools and hospitals were disrupted after several primary school teachers and doctors went on strike, protesting over salaries and staff shortages.

Education Minister Sofia Zacharaki stated before the protests that she had listened to the students' demands.

She acknowledged that housing costs were putting pressure on Greek families and announced that projects worth over 733 million euros are underway to build new student residences and improve existing infrastructure.

Greece has weathered the 2009-2018 debt crisis, during which wages and education spending were cut as part of harsh austerity measures, in exchange for three international financial rescue packages worth around 290 billion euros.

Since then, wages have increased, but real purchasing power for many Greeks still remains among the lowest in the European Union; it has suffered a new blow due to rising inflation and high fuel prices, linked to the war in Iran.

The average monthly salary of 1,500 euros is stuck at the level of 2009, while many young Greeks find it impossible to afford housing in the cities, due to rents that have increased drastically.


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