19 Nov 2024 | 10:52 AM UTC
Greece: Pensioners to protest and march through Athens Nov. 22
Pensioners to stage protest march from Propylaea to Maximus Mansion in Athens, Greece, from 12:00 on Nov. 22. Transport disruptions likely.
Pensioners affiliated with the Collaborating Pension Organizations plan to rally and march through central Athens from 12:00 on Nov. 22. The purpose of the action is to demand improved pensions and social security. Participants will gather at Propylaea and later march towards Maximus Mansion, the office of Greece's Prime Minister on Irodou Attikou Street. It remains unclear when the demonstration will conclude. Several hundred to more than a thousand participants are likely to attend.
Authorities will likely deploy increased security to monitor the event. Localized road travel and transport disruptions are likely near the protest site and march route.
Avoid the demonstration area as a standard precaution. Heed the instructions of local authorities. Allow extra time to reach destinations near the affected area.
