While the protesters gathered, interim Prime Minister Lucas Papademos was trying to rally his coalition to accept Troika terms for the second bailout, which include cutting the minimum wage of 751 euros a month by 20-22% and eliminating collective bargaining rights for private sector workers, which would let employers set salaries.
Dok su se demonstranti okupljali, predsednik prelazne vlade Lukas Papademos pokušavao je da navede svoju koaliciju da prihvati uslove Trojke za drugi paket spasa, koji uključuje smanjenje minimalne plate od 751 evra mesečno za 20-22 odsto i ukidanje kolektivnih pregovaračkih prava radnika u privatnom sektoru, što bi omogućilo poslodavcima da oni određuju plate.