Greek Farmers

The Greek Finance Minister, Yiannis Stournaras, had a meeting earlier today with representatives of the Greek farmers union. However, the two parties could not reach an agreement and the union underlined that they will do everything that is within...

Greek Farmers representatives are expected to meet with Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras on Thursday in Athens, while any crucial decisions on further protests will be taken in the next few days. Farmers told ANA-MPA that no agreement had been reached...

Farming in Greece used to be more of an empirical job, with knowledge being passed down each generation. This tradition is slowly changing and everyday more and more young people turn to agriculture, which appears to be an industry...

At noon on Sunday thousands of people gathered in Nikaia, Athens to support Greek farmers. They blocked the national road (PATHE) for more than two hours and joined the farmers’ demonstration. Citizens, farmers and unionists from Thessaly, Athens and Thessaloniki...

Despite government decisions for the farmers, the unions who gathered in Nikaia, Larissa, Central Greece on Saturday to consider further protest action at the government' Αs new tax measures, called on farmers throughout Greece to join in demonstrations and...

Despite government decisions for the farmers, the unions appear determined to continue their strike protests, with the president of the federation of Larissa farmer cooperative unions Rizos Maroudas claiming that the government has not addressed their key demands. Mr. Maroudas...

In an attempt to calm farmers the government proceeded to announce a new improved proposal for farmer taxation. During their meeting Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, heads of the Ministry of Rural Development, Deputy Minister of Finance, Giorgos Mavraganis...

The ultimatum that Greek farmers issued to the Greek government in order for their demands to be met finally come to an end at noon today. The farmers warned that they will be setting up roadblocks all over the...

More farmers have been heading towards the road blocks in Northern Greece, Christos Kamtsis, member of the coordination committee for farmers road blocks told ANA-MPA on Tuesday, adding that protests may escalate. Farmers oppose a measure requiring those with turnover...

  Farmers from all over Greece have announced that they will proceed with new demonstrations on Monday, February 3. It is estimated that farmers will set up roadblocks in several places across Athens-Thessaloniki highway, as well as in the road network...