Firefighters demonstrate in the streets of Athens on November 20, 2024, during a 24-hour nationwide strike called by unions against the rising cost of living. The Greek General Confederation of Labour (GSEE) said the strike was a "riposte to the government's refusal to take measures to guarantee a decent life for workers. There is increasing anger in Greece not just at rising prices of food but also of housing, particularly acute in Athens, in a country where low wages are widespread. Inflation hit 2.4 percent year on year in October, the statistics office Elstat reported. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP via Getty Images)