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Farmers persist with roadblocks and close bypass roads at midday – “The ball is in their court for dialogue,” says Tsiaras

From 2:00 p.m. today’s blockades – What the Minister of Agricultural Development said about agricultural electricity and fuel, as well as payments

Tsiaras: We extend the low price of rural electricity and lower it even further, without a cap the return of the VAT on oil

"The ball is in the farmers' court for a meeting, I cannot understand how what the government has done is not seen as an opportunity to solve the farmers' long-standing problems"

Farmers close today and detours, travelers took up to 12 hours for the route Thessaloniki-Athens

In Nikaia and Malgara farmers will completely cut off traffic - They are preparing for a new escalation that will be decided on Saturday at a nationwide meeting of blockades

The government says that an increasing number of farmers are willing to engage in dialogue

Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis invited farmers to discussions after differences emerged within the blockades, creating an opening for dialogue

Farmers’ road blockades: Positions on dialogue with the government and opposing stances on the issue

Meeting calling for dialogue with the government and farmers

Division in the united front of farmers: Which blockades call for a dialogue with the government, and what trade unionists say

Two lines after meetings in Epanomi and Nikaia: one appears conciliatory and proposes that the farmers go into dialogue with the government, the other is in favour of escalating the mobilisations, especially after the holidays

New Year’s Day at the blockades for farmers: Closing at 12:00 on the National Road to Athens

They escalate the mobilizations with road and customs blockades - Open the road to Thessaloniki in Malgara

Christmas at the blockades for farmers: New nationwide meeting on Sunday to intensify their actions

Farmers announce an escalation of mobilizations, as they claim that there has been no substantial solution to their problems - Smooth traffic on the roads

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

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

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