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Caraco, A. (2026, November 5). Greece: Students march in Athens demanding more education funding. Euronews. https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/11/05/greece-students-march-in-athens-demanding-more-education-funding
Caraco, Alexis. “Greece: Students march in Athens demanding more education funding.” Euronews, 5 Nov. 2026, https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/11/05/greece-students-march-in-athens-demanding-more-education-funding.
Caraco, Alexis. “Greece: Students march in Athens demanding more education funding.” Euronews, November 5, 2026. https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/11/05/greece-students-march-in-athens-demanding-more-education-funding.
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On November 5, 2026, students in Athens marched to demand more funding for public education and better conditions in schools. The rally began at the University of Athens and proceeded to Syntagma Square near parliament, where police estimated around 4,000 participants across Athens and Thessaloniki. Organizers claimed a higher turnout. Protesters carried banners stating "From Greece to France, we fight for free public education" and used French slogans like "Étudier ou survivre?" ("Study or survive?"). They dumped sacks of rubble from deteriorating schools to highlight poor conditions such as leaking roofs and broken radiators.
The protesters' demands included more state funding, urgent inspections and repairs of school buildings, filling thousands of vacant teaching positions, smaller class sizes, and the withdrawal of new national exams. Additionally, they sought to prevent a proposal that would remove Article 16 from the Greek constitution, which protects public higher education. The secondary teachers' union, OLME, held a four-hour walkout to support the protest.
These demonstrations reflect ongoing concerns about the cost of living in Greece and its impact on students.
Outside parliament, some dumped sacks of rubble from deteriorating schools to highlight the conditions pupils face, from leaking roofs and crumbling plaster to broken radiators.
The demands are concrete: more state funding, urgent inspections and repairs of school buildings, permanent posts to fill thousands of vacancies, smaller classes, and withdrawal of new national exams and of a proposal to remove Article 16 of the constitution, which protects public higher education.
Behind it lies the cost of living. Students describe rents of 800 euros a month and say many can no longer afford to study at all, with unions demanding a monthly housing allowance and rent caps.
