Go to Media BankGreek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. File photoATHENS, Sep 10 Several protests are taking place in Thessaloniki ahead of the keynote speech by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The Prime Minister's speech coincides with the opening of the 86th Thessaloniki International Exhibition. Mitsotakis is expected to announce a package of measures to support the population in the face of a severe energy crisis. security measures, 3,500 police officers ensure order in the city, according to thestival.gr website. All passages to the building of the exhibition center are blocked by the police. Opponents of forced vaccination against coronavirus and doctors gathered near the White Tower on the embankment, who were suspended from work because they refused to be vaccinated. A rally of the communist trade union PAME (General Fighting Front) was held on HANF Square. Separate rally held by the Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions ADEDY and the Private Sector GSEE. Demonstrations were staged by left-wing and anarchist organizations, as well as supporters of the Greeks for the Motherland party of far-right politician Ilias Kasidiaris, a former member of the Golden Dawn party, which was recognized as a criminal organization. no violations of the order have been reported so far.
