The key facts
- Students set up tents outside the parliament in Athens on October 20, citing high housing costs
- This is the second such action in several days
- Schoolchildren's marches are planned for Wednesday in Athens, Thessaloniki, and other cities
Tent camp outside parliament
On Tuesday, October 20, Greek university students set up tents near the parliament building in Athens to stay there overnight. This was reported by the daily Kathimerini, citing data from the publication. The action was timed to protests against high housing costs across the country.
Second action in several days
According to Kathimerini, this mobilization was the second such one in several days: students are criticizing the high cost of housing in Greece. The tent camp was set up on the eve of a schoolchildren's march scheduled for Wednesday.
Schoolchildren's marches on Wednesday
On Wednesday, schoolchildren plan a march with demands to improve public education, increase funding, reduce class sizes, improve staffing levels, and lower prices for products in school canteens. Similar demonstrations are planned in Thessaloniki and cities across the country.
