Greek university students protested in Athens on Thursday (November 5), the third time in weeks, to keep up their demands for changes to conditions in education and living costs.

Students, gathered outside Athens University, said they cannot afford basic living costs such as rents, school supplies and groceries.

Student unions are demanding further government funding for education and an improvement of services and conditions.

They were supported by high school teachers who also demanded higher salaries as well as better services and conditions in the education sector.

The Greek government has acknowledged student housing costs were putting pressure on households and said projects were underway for new student residences and facilities upgrades.

Greek police kept a watchful eye on the protest which comes as hundreds of thousands of protesters, including students, are expected to demonstrate in France on Thursday, after weeks of unrest over living costs, public services and education.

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ATHENS, GREECE (NOVEMBER 5, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF STUDENTS GATHERING WITH BANNERS IN CENTRAL ATHENS

2. (SOUNDBITE) (Greek) STUDENT LEFTERIS MAVROS, 21, SAYING:

“We are here because we see a country where we cannot live in a house by ourselves , we cannot make it (financially) through the week, and at the same time they talk about wars and wasting money on military equipment.”

3. STUDENTS AND PROTEST BANNERS

4. ATHENS UNIVERSITY BEHIND PROTEST WITH A BANNER HANGING ON ENTRANCE

5. BANNER ON UNIVERSITY

6. (SOUNDBITE) (Greek) STUDENT ZETA KSIDAKI, 21, SAYING:

“We don’t have accommodation for students that come from the countryside, there is no free and public student catering for everyone but there are criteria, which in my opinion should not happen. Whoever is studying at a university should have free meals.”

7. PLACARD WITH THE FACE OF PRIME MINISTER KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS CROSSED OUT

8. PROTESTER SHOUTING INTO MEGAPHONE

9. BANNER READING (Greek) “FREE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, SAFE FACILITIES, THAT IS WHAT IS RIGHT FOR STUDENTS”

10. STUDENTS CHANTING

11. GREEK FLAG BETWEEN BANNERS

12. (SOUNDBITE) (Greek) PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERATION OF SECONDARY EDUCATION TEACHERS ANDREAS KARGOPOULOS, SAYING:

“We demand dignified salaries, safe buildings, schools that educate all our students regardless of economic background, origin or gender. We find the situation at the schools unacceptable, in terms of the facilities and the very nature of the schooling provided, which has been transformed into an exorbitantly expensive examination centre.”

13. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS STANDING WITH BANNERS OUTSIDE UNIVERSITY

14. VARIOUS OF PROTESTING STUDENTS, JOINED BY TEACHERS, MARCHING PAST PARLIAMENT

15. POLICE OFFICERS GUARDING PARLIAMENT BUILDING

16. PROTESTERS MARCHING PAST PARLIAMENT

17. PROTESTERS HOLDING LARGE BANNER OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT