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10 May 2022 | 09:51 AM UTC

Greece: Unionized healthcare workers demonstrating in Athens May 10

Unionized healthcare workers demonstrating in Athens, Greece, May 10; heightened security, localized disruptions likely.

Informational

Event

Unionized healthcare workers are demonstrating in Athens early May 10 to denounce proposed legislation that they argue would privatize part of the healthcare system. Participants are gathered at Syntagma Square; attendance is in the hundreds.

Additional police are deployed to monitor the action; associated security measures could prompt localized transport disruptions in the surrounding area. The action is likely to proceed peacefully, but isolated clashes between police and protesters cannot be ruled out.

Advice

Avoid the demonstration as a routine security precaution and to mitigate associated disruptions. Heed instructions from security services and leave the area at the first sign of a confrontation. Allow extra time for travel in the affected area.