
20/12, Athens, Greece. Hooded groups simultaneously launched attacks with at least 50 Molotov cocktails on a passing MAT squad on Akadimias Street, on OPKE police officers on Spyridonos Trikoupi and Solomou Streets, while they attacked a squad on Charilaou Trikoupi Street near the PASOK offices with stones and other objects. At the same time, hooded people set fire to garbage bins in Exarchia Square on Emmanouil Benaki and Valtetsiou Streets. During the incidents, extensive use of Molotov cocktails, chemical and flash grenades was made, mainly in the Themistokleous area and around the square.
19/12, Switzerland. For several weeks, civil servants in the Swiss canton of Vaud have been on strike against the cantonal government’s budget plan, which includes massive cuts. The 0.7% cut in public sector salaries in particular has met with massive opposition. The strike was particularly noticeable in schools. On 9 December, 20,000 people took to the streets of Lausanne to protest against the budget. On 12 December, the cantonal government announced that it would reverse the salary cuts. However, on Monday 15 December, thousands of people took to the streets again to protest against the budget plan. According to the unions, the number of demonstrators was 20,000.
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