DOZENS of Glasgow protesters gathered in solidarity with Greece over plans for austerity.

Around 150 people from political parties and campaign groups met on the concert hall steps on Buchanan Street last night.

Representatives from the Radical Independence party, Scottish Greens and the Socialist Worker party joined Greeks and students to protest against any plans for austerity in Greece.

On Sunday, millions of Greeks will vote on whether to accept further and stricter austerity plans in a bid to rid their country of debt, or reject the cuts and restructure their finances.

Protesters chanted "From Glasgow to Greece; no justice, no peace." as they formed a procession down Sauchiehall street, carrying banners and Greek flags.

One attendee was Alan Thomson, a 53-year-old council worker from Glasgow.

He said: "We should stand together with the people of Greece, they are facing the same economic crisis as us. Ordinary people are being asked to bail out the banks in Greece, like they were here.

"The IMF, the EU central bank and the troika are insisting public services are privatised, the wages are cut, the pensions are cut, so ordinary people are being asked to pay for it.

"We need to stand together with the people of Greece and say 'No'."

Myrto Tsakatika, a Greek member of the Syriza party in Scotland addressed the crowd around 6.15pm yesterday.

The Syriza party are the ruling party in Greece, having won in the country's general elections last year.

She said: "It's amazing that so many people have come here today.

"What is happening here [in Glasgow] is going on around the world.

"The social movement in Scotland which is against austerity and in favour of democracy is just a part of European and global movement.

Greece is exactly where the conflict is happening now, coming out in support of Greece is just supporting something which is happening in many cities in Europe and around the world."