Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)

A group of unknown individuals attacked police officers outside the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) in central Athens on Friday afternoon.

A riot police unit stationed behind the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) was attacked by hooded youths on Friday afternoon, state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported.

The attack occurred at 4.15 p.m. when about 10 youths started hurling stones, plastic bottles and other objects against the officers.

They then fled the scene. No arrests were made. 

Greek students held a protest Thursday over the conservative government's higher education reforms, including the abolition of the so-called asylum law that made universities no-go zone for police.

In the wake of the vehement political exchanges that followed clashes between police and far-left protesters at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) on Monday, the conservative government has underlined its determination to crack down on lawlessness, accusing SYRIZA of reverting to its radical days of openly defending anti-government violence.

Two suspects have been arrested in connection to violence Monday outside the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), police said.
Police said the suspects, aged 22 and 25, are not students at AUEB.

Two riot squad officers and several students were injured and three people were detained Monday during clashes between police and dozens of radical left-wing protesters outside the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB).

Dozens of students clashed with riot police outside the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) on Monday, which will remain closed for seven days after police found several items on the premises used by rioting anarchists last week.

The Senate of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) has decided to shut down the university this week after police found several items on the premises used by rioting anarchists.

The authorities' decision to evacuate a building owned by the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) in central Athens that had been occupied by squatters for about 13 years on Saturday has sparked clashes between riot police and self-styled anarchists who use the campus as a base from which to launch attacks.

Four people are detained during a police operation on Saturday morning to evacuate a squat in central Athens, state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported.

The listed, three-story building, located at the corner of Maromateon and Derigny, belongs to the nearby Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), and had been occupied by anarchists for about 13 years, the report said.