A peaceful protest march against gold mining in Skouries, which is on the Chalkidiki peninsula, took place in the center of Thessaloniki, Greece on Saturday. The protest march was attended by thousands of people.
March protests were also organized all over Europe, expressing in this gesture their solidarity to the residents of Skouries.
The company planning to mine at Skouries is Canadian miner Eldorado Gold, listed on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
See http://greece.greekreporter.com/2013/11/09/thessaloniki-protest-against-skouries-gold-mine/.