Rift among farmers widens: Attack by a farmers’ unionist on Koutsoumbas — “The KKE does not want to solve problems”
The presidents of the Pan-Serres Farmers’ Association, Giannis Kartalis, and the Trilofos Farmers’ Association, Christos Tsilias, publicly defend the line of dialogue — “No one wants us to stay at the blockades until Easter.”
Success stories run aground: Family civil wars that destroyed businesses
From the Rammou sisters of Market In and the Pavlidis siblings of the marble industry to the Domazakis (Creta Farms), Malamatina and Karnesis families, family ties turned into a “War of the Roses,” cutting short successful trajectories
Cat-and-mouse game among agricultural union leaders, the new “leaders” at the roadblocks remain an unknown X, government keeps its invitation to dialogue open
Newer generations of producers seeking an active role at the roadblocks and adopting the “logic of the square and confrontation” are clouding the landscape of negotiations. “Significant steps have been taken; the ball for dialogue is now in the farmers’ court,” says Kostas Tsiaras
