Greeks protest rising prices

20/06/2008

ATHENS, Greece -- About 1,000 people protested in Athens on Thursday evening (June 19th) against rising consumer prices. The protestors gathered at Omonia Square in downtown Athens and marched to the finance and economy ministries. They called on the government to curb price growth and protect consumers. The protest was organised by the General Confederation of Workers of Greece (GSEE), the Civil Servants Supreme Administrative Council (ADEDY), the PASEGES farmers' union and the Athens-Piraeus supra-prefecture. (ANA-MPA, Focus, bTV - 19/06/08)