KEY EVENTS

Serious unrest in Crete – Heraklion and Chania airports closed

• Serious clashes have broken out at the farmers’ roadblocks in Crete, leading to the closure of the Heraklion and Chania airports.
• At “Nikos Kazantzakis” Airport in Heraklion, farmers have entered the runway. At “Ioannis Daskalogiannis” Airport in Chania, all access roads have been blocked.
• At least 10 flights have been postponed, and there is no information yet on when the farmers will leave the area.
• Earlier, violent incidents took place between farmers and riot police, with stone-throwing and tear gas. In Chania, farmers overturned a police car and vandalized a police van.
• According to local media, two people have been injured in the clashes.
• Farmers across Greece are escalating and intensifying their protests, blocking sections of major national highways.
• They are also planning to shut down the ports of Thessaloniki and Volos.
• Farmers surrounded the political office of the Minister of Rural Development, Kostas Tsiaras, in Karditsa. The minister instructed police forces to withdraw in order to avoid further tension.

Photos from Chania:

Roadblocks in Central Greece

In Central Greece, farmers gathered at the Bralos junction in Fthiotida moved their tractors and blocked all side roads for one hour.

Traffic police stationed vehicles several kilometers away, waiting for the tractors to be withdrawn.

At the Atalanti roadblock, farmers are trying to strengthen their presence. At the Kastro roadblock, farmers from the Livadeia area are expected to decide today on further escalation of their protests.

In Thebes, farmers remain at the blockade point, shutting down the junction.

In Domokos, farmers continue to periodically block both the old national road and the access to the E65 highway.

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Roadblocks in Thessaly

Farmers at the Nikea roadblock have decided on a new round of protests in the coming days.

From 17:00 to 19:00, all side roads around the Nikea blockade will be closed.

On Wednesday, December 10, at 10 a.m., farmers from the three major Thessaly blockades will join forces with fishermen from Magnesia, proceeding to block the port of Volos.

On Thursday, December 11, at 5:30 p.m., farmers are issuing an open call to all unions, associations, and mass organizations in the Larissa region to attend a large regional gathering at the Nikea roadblock. The aim is to inform the public about the progress of the protests and, more importantly, to coordinate plans for continuing and further escalating their struggle.

There are two blockades on the E65 highway and two more on the Ionian Motorway, while three sections of the Egnatia Motorway remain closed due to ongoing farmers’ protests.