Dozens of students in the northwestern Greek city of Ioannina took to the streets during a national mobilization against a bill proposed by Education Minister Niki Kerameos, which would remilitarize university campuses with an elite police squad. Despite a ban on gatherings in place, police did not attack the demonstration.
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