Greeks protest against austerity plan

Pensioners angry at plans to freeze pensions try to force their way through a riot police cordon blocking the way to the prime minister's office in Athens Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/guardian.co.uk A pensioner near the entrance to the government's headquarters Photograph: Simela Pantzartzi/EPA Photograph: Simela Pantzartzi/guardian.co.uk Riot policemen push the elderly man aside Photograph: Simela Pantzartzi/EPA Photograph: Simela Pantzartzi/guardian.co.uk Outside the entrance to the government's headquarters Photograph: Simela Pantzartzi/EPA Photograph: Simela Pantzartzi/guardian.co.uk A pensioner pushes a riot policeman Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/guardian.co.uk A pensioner walks past a riot police cordon blocking the way to the prime minister's office Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/guardian.co.uk A confrontation outside the PM's office Photograph: KPA/Zuma/Rex Features Photograph: KPA/Zuma/guardian.co.uk Riot policemen push the pensioners back Photograph: Simela Pantzartzi/EPA Photograph: Simela Pantzartzi/guardian.co.uk The prime minister, George Papandreou, speaks to reporters after meeting the president, Karolos Papoulias Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/guardian.co.uk A striking taxi owner protests on Monday against planned tax reforms that would oblige them to issue receipts Photograph: Orestis Panagiotou/EPA Photograph: Orestis Panagiotou/guardian.co.uk Taxi drivers batter the cab of a strike-breaking colleague Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/guardian.co.uk Taxis parked in Syntagma square during the 48-hour drivers' strike Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Aris Messinis/guardian.co.uk Syntagma square in the Greek capital Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Aris Messinis/guardian.co.uk