Protests over cost of living and education funding sweep Greece

Greek students, teachers and public sector workers have demonstrated across the country this week, demanding more education funding and lower living costs.

• Police said about 10,000 people marched peacefully in Athens, with protests reported in more than 50 cities, including Thessaloniki and Patras.
• Public sector union ADEDY declared a one-day strike on Wednesday, expressing solidarity with protests in France.
• Students pitched tents in Syntagma Square the night before the rally, chanting "from Greece to France, we fight for public and free education."
• Mitsotakis said Greece will never return to the "era of major social unrest" that marked the 2009-2018 debt crisis.