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Second day of Christmas getaway marred by roadblocks: Two open lanes – The key issue, worries of worsening conditions due to rainfall
For a second consecutive day, the Christmas holiday exodus is underway amid farmers’ roadblocks, with authorities hoping conditions will improve after the severe disruption seen on Tuesday
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
Planned traffic relief measures for rural roads ahead of Christmas travel
The Christmas break is seen as a good opportunity for farmers and government to find a channel for dialogue
Today, the last cabinet meeting of 2025 with 2026 reforms on the agenda and a new message from Mitsotakis to the blockades
At the core of the government's plan for 2026 are 20 key reforms and 20 major projects that ministries are asked to carry out
The farmer unionist, the rice fields, and the illegal subsidies of €122,000 – Anestidis in the prosecutor’s crosshairs
From the investigation of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE), it emerged that the agricultural trade unionist received, for the years 2019–2024, an amount of €122,765.04 solely for land plots for which ownership status could not be established on the basis of cadastral data
Farmers block the Tempi tunnels to trucks – Map shows all roadblocks throughout Greece
Farmers are continuing their protests during the Christmas holiday period
Farmers close the tunnels of Tempi for trucks
The tunnels will be closed at 10:30 in the morning - Normal passage of cars and buses
Agricultural unionist of the Malgara roadblock, Kostas Anestidis, under investigation for illegal subsidies of €122,000
Kostas Anestidis is at the center of a preliminary investigation being conducted following a prosecutor’s order, as part of inspections by the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime. Discrepancies were identified in 16 agricultural plots in his declarations
