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Measures to win back the ‘lost vote’ of self-employed professionals, farmers, pensioners and private sector employees expected at the Thessaloniki Fair
New Democracy is preparing to scrap presumptive taxation for the self-employed, ease social security contributions and pension levies, and launch a housing scheme, as Mitsotakis eyes a 2027 election with support short of a majority
Farmers with tractors headed to E65: protesting for OPEKEPE and the increased cost of production, See photos
Strong police presence at the scene
Syntagma closed, tractors have reached the center: The farmers’ rally in Athens live (updated)
Farmers from Larissa, Achaia, Volos, Promachona and many other areas started arriving by bus in Omonia to participate in the rally
Farmers load tractors onto trucks and head to Athens – Cretans arrive in Piraeus
They are calling for measures to address production costs, compensation for lost income, and substantial interventions regarding sheep pox
Support for livestock farming an “non-negotiable priority,” Mitsotakis tells farmers at Maximos Mansion
The meeting is currently under way. “We addressed the problems of the sector and responded to your justified demands, most importantly by covering income replacement for livestock farmers and producers who lost their animals,” the prime minister said
Farmers leave the roadblocks today, the next moves
New national meeting towards the beginning of February
Farmers arrive at the Maximos Mansion for the meeting with PM Mitsotakis
The Prime Minister’s discussion with representatives of the farmers will begin at 1:00 p.m.
Today’s meeting between Mitsotakis and the “farmer leaders” seen as a step toward de-escalation: Targeted improvements with no cost on the table
The meeting at the Maximos Mansion is set for 13:00 – Certain adjustments to the package for the primary sector that do not entail fiscal costs could be made, in order to provide a path to a “dignified exit” for the farm union leaders
