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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
AADE scrutinizes 3,000 farmers for mass registrations and deletions of farmland in the E9 during 2025
These are persons who have unjustifiably received high amounts of subsidies in relation to their actual productive potential as professional farmers, as shown by their tax picture
The cost of blockades to the market reaches €200 million per week, with Thessaly suffering the greatest damage
Trikala and Magnesia reveal the true scale of the damage from blockades and economic hardship, while authorities warn of systemic risk to the economy
Damage, anger and hardship, cancellations in tourism up to 50% due to roadblocks – “Mainland Greece is bleeding,” professionals say
Hardship on the roads for holiday travelers – Anger among professionals who were counting on the holiday period to work – Damage to tourism and tourism-related sectors and to transport
George Petzetakis: Debts in Athens, business and the high life in America despite international warrants
The trajectory of the scion of the historic plastics industry who was convicted in Greece but lives luxuriously abroad and… advertises it on social media – Trips to France, Spain, Portugal and Egypt and beach volleyball
