Thousands of police are deployed in Greece's second city Thessaloniki as protests are expected ahead of a speech by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who faces criticim over summer wildfires and Covid response
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis talks during a parliamentary session on recent wildfires on August 25, 2021.
Unions on Saturday will demonstrate against recent laws on overtime and strikes, and over expected price hikes later this year. Over 5,000 police have been deployed in the city in response. The latest poll, in Ta Nea daily, found nearly 55 percent of respondents also disagreed with the government's policies on tackling the Covid-19 pandemic.
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