People reach out for a bag of oranges during a free distribution of fruit and vegetables by Greek farmers outside the Agriculture Ministry in Athens, part of a farmers' protest against high production costs on Feb. 6, 2013.

Athens residents reach out to take fruit and vegetables distributed for free by farmers.

A protester waves a Greek flag during a demonstration in front of the parliament in Athens on Wednesday.

Protesters shout slogans in front of the parliament in Athens.

A protestor throws a Molotov cocktail at riot police during a 48-hour strike by the two major Greek workers unions in central Athens on Nov. 7. Greek police fired teargas and water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters who flooded into the main square before parliament on Wednesday in a massive show of anger against lawmakers due to narrowly pass an austerity package.

Fire fighters sprays water onto a burning bus ticket kiosk near the parliament, seen in background, during clashes in Athens on Nov. 7. Greece's fragile coalition government faces its toughest test so far when lawmakers vote later Wednesday on new painful austerity measures demanded to keep the country afloat, on the second day of a nationwide general strike. The $17.3 billion package is expected to scrape through Parliament, following a hasty one-day debate. But potential defections could severely weaken the conservative-led coalition formed in June with the intention of keeping Greece in the euro.

Protesters throw petrol bombs at riot police officers during a 24-hour nationwide general strike in Athens on Oct. 18, 2012.

Workers shout slogans in front of the Greek Parliament during a general strike in Athens on October 18, 2012. Greek trade unions called a 24-hour general strike to oppose new austerity measures.

Protesters clash with riot police in Athens on Oct. 18, 2012.

A riot policeman kicks protesters trying to escape arrest during a demonstration in the courtyard of the Defence Ministry in Athens on October 4, 2012.

Police clash with shipyard workers near the entrance of the Defence Ministry in Athens on October 4, 2012.

A riot policeman reacts after he was hit by a petrol bomb thrown by protesters during a nationwide general strike in Athens on Sept. 26. Police clashed with protesters hurling petrol bombs and bottles in central Athens Wednesday after an anti-government rally called as part of a general strike in Greece turned violent.

Protestors chant slogans in front of the parliament on September 26, 2012 during a 24-hours general strike in Athens. Police in Athens clashed with hooded youths throwing firebombs on the sidelines of a large demonstration against a new round of austerity cuts. AFP PHOTO / LOUISA GOULIAMAKILOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/GettyImages

Demonstrators clash with riot police on Sept. 26 in Athens during clashes with demonstrators at a 24-hour general strike.

A riot police officer kicks a tear gas canister during clashes in Athens on Sept. 26. Police clashed with protesters hurling petrol bombs and bottles after an anti-government rally called as part of a general strike in Greece turned violent. About 50,000 people joined the union-organized march held during a general strike against new austerity measures planned in the crisis-hit country.

Demonstrators run away from teargas shot by riot police on Sept. 26 in Athens during a 24-hour general strike.

Pensioners shout slogans during a protest against the government's austerity measures and pension cuts in central Athens, Greece, on July 12, 2012.

Pensioners march towards the Health Ministry in Athens on July 12, 2012.

High school students throw items at riot police outside the Greek Parliament during an anti-austerity protest in Athens, Friday, on Feb. 17. Tensions between Athens and other European capitals hit new highs this week as eurozone ministers delayed to next Monday a decision on a bailout agreement and demanded more commitments from Greece.

Policemen rush to detain a protester during an anti-austerity rally at central Syntagma square in Athens on Feb. 17. Greece appears to be closing in on a new international rescue package despite unresolved doubts among euro zone partners about how fast it will manage to bring its debt down.

Riot police chase away high-school students during an anti-austerity rally at central Syntagma square in Athens on Feb. 17. Greece appears to be closing in on a new international rescue package despite unresolved doubts among euro zone partners about how fast it will manage to bring its debt down.

Pedestrians cover their faces as they stand among marble pieces and debris after clashes erupted Sunday, in Athens, Greece, on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012.

The burnt structures included the neo-classical home to the Attikon cinema dating from 1870. "We are all very angry with these measures but this is not the way out," said Dimitris Hatzichristos, 30, a public sector worker surveying the debris.

People stand in a vandalised shop in central Athens on Feb. 13, 2012.

Damaged buildings in Athens on Feb. 13, 2012. The violent clashes, the worst Greece has seen in decades, caused irreparable damage in Athens after demonstrators set fire to buildings and looted their way through dozens of shops at the weekend, the mayor of Athens said.

People walk past graffiti which reads "Rob to gain money" on a wall of the central bank of Greece in Athens on Feb. 13, 2012.

Protesters participate at a demonstration during a 24-hour strike in Athens on Dec. 1. Greece's new government sees its resolve tested as unions take to the streets against the latest austerity cuts demanded by its European peers in return for funds to keep the country afloat. Thursday's general strike, the sixth this year, has shut down public services and disrupted train and ferry services but flights were not affected and the Athens stock exchange was open, as was most of the capital's metro system.

Protesters march in front of the parliament building during a rally on Dec. 1, in Athens, Greece. In the wake of previous waves of salary cuts, lay-offs and tax hikes, unions called a 24-hour general strike to protest against new austerity measures introduced by George Papandreou's government, the International Monetary Fund, the European Union and the Central European Bank.

Protesters shouts anti-austerity slogans during a 24-hours general strike in Athens on Thursday, Dec. 1. Thousands of protesters bitterly opposed to government austerity measures marched through the Greek capital Thursday, as another general strike closed schools and public services, left hospitals functioning on reduced staff and confined ferries to port. The banner in red reads: "people fight, they are sucking your blood."

Demonstrators burn an EU flag during a march in an annual commemoration of a bloody student uprising in the 1970s. in Thessaloniki on Thursday Nov. 17.

A police cordon separates demonstrators from the Embassy of the United States, right, in Athens, on Thursday, Nov. 17. Masked youths clashed with riot police outside Greece's parliament and the U.S. embassy in Athens Thursday as some 28,000 austerity-weary Greeks marched in an annual commemoration of a bloody student uprising in the 1970s. Seven thousand officers were monitoring the crowd.

Greek Reuters photographer Yannis Behrakis runs to avoid an exploding stun granade thrown by riot police during violent clashes following an anti austerity protest in Thessaloniki Sept. 10.