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Farmers across Greece are toughening their stance as they reinforce their roadblocks

All eyes are on next week’s meeting of the Panhellenic Committee, where efforts will be made to coordinate actions nationwide

Marinakis: There can be no dialogue with the farmers with incidents like those outside Macedonia airport

"The state is not going to show any tolerance for offending behaviour. The law will be enforced, without asterisks," the government spokesman said, referring to one injured policeman

Clashes with shoving and tear gas between police and farmers who tried to block the entrance of ‘Macedonia’ Airport — watch the video

Temporary traffic interruption on the PATHE motorway in Boeotia – Indefinite blockade at the Kerdyllia junction on the Egnatia Highway in both directions – Farmers from Thessaly remain on the E65

Farmers: They continue with new roadblocks, aiming to have 30 on national highways by Sunday

They are preparing new actions starting next week – The crucial nationwide conference in Nikaia will take place on Sunday – “The key lies with the government and the decisions it will make,” the farmers say

The blockade front widens: What farmers expect to hear and the scenarios for further escalation

In Thessaly, more than 4,000 tractors have already taken to the roads — blockades also in the Peloponnese and northern Greece. The nationwide assembly on Sunday in Nikaia will be crucial

Mitsotakis: I understand farmers’ discontent over delays in payments, but compared to 2024 they will receive half a billion euros more

Extreme actions do not help their efforts, the Prime Minister also noted

Farmers close the customs office of promachonas today and consider hardening their stance

More than 3,500 tractors now stationed at the Nikaia and E65 blockades — Farmers from Trikala to set up a new blockade at the Megalochori junction

Farmers remain at the roadblocks today; they will also shut down ports — There will be consequences, responds Chrysochoidis

In Larissa they threw milk, wheat, and hay – Nikaia has turned into a vast parking lot of tractors – Airports and ports in Crete to close

Chrysochoidis: Customs and ports cannot be occupied — national security is at risk; violators will face consequences

Message from the Minister of Citizen Protection to farmers

Farmers escalate their strategy: After blocking the PATHE highway, Malgara and the E65, they now plan to block ports as well

Shepherds in Thessaly join the mobilizations today — Roadblocks are being prepared in Evros and Viotia — The factors that led to this year’s unusually high farmer turnout

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