Thousands of students and pupils demonstrated in Greece, demanding more resources for public education, in protests inspired by a similar movement in France.
Police reported that around four thousand people demonstrated in Athens and Thessaloniki, carrying banners, flags and torches, and chanting slogans demanding improved education conditions.
Education unions and student groups in Greece have long demanded more spending on dilapidated buildings and more staff, and the teachers' federation OLME announced that the country suffers from a shortage of 15,000 secondary school teachers nationwide.
According to data from the European Statistical Agency Eurostat, Greece spent 3.3% of its national output on education in 2023, one of the lowest rates in the bloc and far below the European average of 4.7%.
Athens has pledged to raise its defense spending from more than 3.5% of GDP to 5.0% by 2035, in commitment to NATO obligations.
(Source: Agencies)
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