Syntagma Square News

Athens - Market stall vendors staging a 24-hour-strike in Greece on Wednesday, set up their stalls in Athens to hand out 20 tons of free food.

Athens - Golden Dawn's planned Maundy Thursday free food distribution for needy Greek families was halted by riot police in Syntagma Square early this morning. Police used tear gas to prevent the free distribution of food.

Athens - With German Chancellor Angela Merkel due to arrive in Athens at 1:30 Tuesday, the Greek capital is on a high security alert. In addition to the deployment of 7,000 riot police, helicopters and snipers, gatherings and protests have been banned.

Athens - Members of Greece's Golden Dawn party distributed food to needy Greeks suffering under austerity measures, on Wednesday. The food was purchased by money received by Golden MPs as parliamentary compensation.