Thousands of Greek students and teachers protest education funding and living costs

Summary

Tens of thousands of university and school students, teachers, and public sector employees held demonstrations across more than 50 Greek cities and towns on October 21-23, 2026, calling for increased government investment in education, better school facilities, smaller class sizes, higher teacher pay, and affordable student housing. The protests were part of a broader wave of European demonstrations against rising living costs and inadequate state support. Participants set up symbolic encampments in major squares. Riot police closely shadowed the march in Athens. The center-right government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis responded by announcing plans to invest more than 733 million euros into school upgrades and student housing, while the Education Minister acknowledged the concerns. The demonstrations were largely peaceful, though 21 individuals were taken into custody for interrogation in Athens. State school and hospital operations were disrupted as some teachers and doctors walked out in protest.

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• iefimerida.gr
  • Greek Students Pitch Tents in Athens Square to Protest Soaring Rents2026-10-21
• winnipegfreepress.com
  • Thousands of students and teachers march through Greek capital to protest high cost of living2026-10-21
• braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk
  • Students and teachers march through Greek capital in protest over cost of living2026-10-21
• dailysabah.com
  • Thousands march in Greece in France-inspired student protests2026-10-21
• thepeninsulaqatar.com
  • Greek students, teachers protest over education shortages2026-10-21
• orissapost.com
  • Thousands of students, teachers march through Greek capital to protest high cost of living2026-10-21
• article.wn.com
  • Thousands march in Greece in France-inspired student protests - Worldnews.com2026-10-21
• aol.co.uk
  • Europe in chaos as ANOTHER country declares two days of protests while France burns - AOL2026-10-21
• breakingnews.ie
  • Thousands of Greek students and teachers protest over education and pay | BreakingNews2026-10-21
• ecr.co.za
  • Greek students, teachers protest over education shortages2026-10-21
• irishexaminer.com
  • Thousands of Greek students and teachers protest over education and pay2026-10-21
• abc6onyourside.com
  • Inspired by France, Greek students protest as rising costs put education out of reach2026-10-21
• lb.ua
  • About 10,000 people in the Greek capital took to the streets in a peaceful protest for education reformTranslated from Ukrainian2026-10-21
• morningstaronline.co.uk
  • Thousands of teachers and students protest against education cuts in Athens2026-10-21
• glavcom.ua
  • Protests in Greece are gaining momentum: students set up tents near the parliamentTranslated from Ukrainian2026-10-22
• wsws.org
  • Protests sweep Greece as teachers, workers and youth join Europe-wide upsurge2026-10-23

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