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Greek Farmers Take Their Protest to Athens

Thousands of Greek farmers have arrived, many driving their tractors, in Athens on Tuesday, as they escalate their protests during a time of rising production costs. Greek farmers' unions have been in negotiations with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' conservative government...

Greece Bans Farmers Protest With Tractors in Athens

The government of Greece banned the protest by farmers who planned to descend to Athens on Tuesday driving their tractors. Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis has denied the request from farming unionists. He suggested that protesters use buses or private...

Farmers in Greece Vow to Continue Protests Despite Government Handouts

Farmers in Greece say that their demands have not been met and protests will continue after a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday. Speaking to public broadcaster ERT, one of the farmers’ representatives, Rizos Maroudas, said that the...

Angry Farmers Blockade Roads in Greece Demanding Compensation, Aid

Farmers in Greece have been blockading roads throughout the country in the last weeks demanding state assistance to combat rising production costs. Roadblocks have been set up on many roads and highways in Macedonia and Thessaly, while the main Athens-Thessaloniki...

Greek Government Offers Handouts as Elections Loom

The Greek government announced on Wednesday new handouts in a new package worth 800 million euros ($855 million) aimed at pensioners, taxpayers and businesses hit by inflation. The package of measures, presented by Finance Minister Christos Staikouras, envisages payment of...

Farmers End Protest, Blockade at Nikea

Protesting farmers from Thessaly withdrew their tractors from their blockade at Nikea on Saturday. The farmers said they will gather again on March 1 outside the courthouse at Larissa and at a rally at Kileler on March 17. The farmers...

Highway That Connects Athens With Thessaloniki Blocked By Farmers

Farmers from across central parts of Greece blocked the main highway that connects Athens with Thessaloniki in the area of Tempi on Saturday morning. In what could be the start of a series of wider protests, the farmers of the...

Greek Farmers Ready To Launch More Highway Protests

Greek farmers, who blocked roads in protests last week, are expected to do the same in central Greece again this Saturday. The renewed blockages could prove to be the beginning of a series of wider nationwide actions. The farmers of...

Greek Government Calls Farmers for Talks as Roadblocks Continue

Greece's minister of agriculture urged striking farmers on Thursday to lift the roadblocks they had set across several highways and proceed to the negotiating table. "I am inviting the farmers at the roadblocks to meet and discuss... so we can take...

Greek Farmers Block Main Highways in Protests

Greek farmers from across the country have started protesting by blocking roads and highways in many areas across the nation. The farmers are demanding lower oil prices, reductions to the costs of production, better taxation rates and lower social security...