The response to the economic crisis in Greece is forcing people out onto the streets in Athens. Supporters from other European cities have also joined in, expressing solidarity with those on both sides of the debate in an increasingly split country, but a land famed for its glorious past.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras has agreed to increase taxes and pension contributions in return for bailout money from Brussels.
This leaves the Greek people divided – some, feel betrayed, while others welcome the deal. The Syriza party still have to reach an agreement by Wednesday this week, in order to avoid a tragedy — default and bankruptcy.
Greek Finance Minister Yianis Varoufakis (L) listens to Prime Minister addressing his MP's and ministers at the Greek Parliament in Athens on June 16, 2015.
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Presidential Guards perform a change of shift as anti-austerity protesters hold a rally in front of the parliament in Athens, Greece, on Sunday, June 21, 2015.
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Pro-Euro demonstrators take a photograph in front of riot police outside the Greek Parliament during a rally in Athens, Monday, June 22, 2015. Thousands of people gathered to show support for the country's future in the Eurozone and the European Union.
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (L) is welcomed by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker ahead of an emergency summit with the leaders of Athens' creditors at the European Commission in Brussels, on June 22, 2015.
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Pro-Euro demonstrators hold placards that read: "Greece, Europe, Democracy - We Stay in Europe" during a rally in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, Monday, June 22, 2015.
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Greece has finally offered economic reforms that creditors consider potentially acceptable, giving Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras a couple days to turn a spirit of goodwill into a deal that might keep the country from a painful exit from the euro currency.
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A man walks behind a stencil depicting German Chancellor Angela Merkel as a Disney character in Athens. Over the past five years of Greece’s economic depression, more and more paintings comment on the country’s financial and social woes.
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A man holds up a sign reading "We support Greece #StopAusterity" at the Republique Square during a demonstration against austerity in support of the Greek population in Paris, France, Saturday, June 20, 2015.
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Demonstrators hold flags and banners during a protest march in solidarity with Greece in the center of Brussels on Sunday, June 21, 2015.
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Pro-Euro demonstrators hold up a giant Greek flag outside the Greek Parliament during a rally in Athens, Monday, June 22, 2015.
