A delegation of holders of small bonds protested outside the Greek Finance Ministry on Nikis Street. The holders hung a pig as a form of protest while a small delegation met with Finance Ministry Secretary General Tasos Anastatos. The small bondholders hope that part of the savings they lost will be returned to them through a PSI (Private Sector Involvement) deal.

Similar protest action is taking place outside the Bank of Greece at Thessaloniki with a rally leading from the bank to the Ministry of Macedonia-Thrace. A relevant announcement by bondsholders states that this is the third anniversary since the government in collaboration with the banks “stole” their life-savings that disappeared in a haircut that saw bonds lose 75% of their value in March 2012. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras had pledged to compensate the small bondholders prior to the 2012 elections but had failed to do so.

Apart from Athens and Thessaloniki, bondholders are protesting at other regions around Greece with complaints being submitted to local leaders.