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Greek Farmers Ready To Launch More Highway Protests

Greek farmers, who blocked roads in protests last week, are expected to do the same in central Greece again this Saturday. The renewed blockages could prove to be the beginning of a series of wider nationwide actions. The farmers of...

Greek Farmers Block Main Highways in Protests

Greek farmers from across the country have started protesting by blocking roads and highways in many areas across the nation. The farmers are demanding lower oil prices, reductions to the costs of production, better taxation rates and lower social security...

Greek Farmers Start Protests on Monday

Greek farmers are planning to begin protest action next week as they were not satisfied, they said, with the results of their meeting with Rural Development Minister Stavros Arachovitis on Friday. The protests will start on Monday from the region...

Greek Farmers Show Their Sexy Side in New Calendar

The Cultural Association of the village of Skopia in the Thessaly town of Farsala have published their new calendar for 2019 -- and it has already gone viral. The calendar features local farmers from the village showing their sexy side...

Greek Farmers' Convoy Rolls Into Thessaloniki (video)

Dozens of angry farmers drove their tractors into the center of Thessaloniki on Thursday, furious over austerity policies they claim threaten their livelihood. Thursday's action followed a similar protest that took place in Lamia, central Greece, on Wednesday. Other roads...

Angry Greek Farmers Block City Center with Tractors (photos)

Dozens of protesting farmers have driven their tractors into the center of the town of Lamia in central Greece, angry over austerity policies they claim threaten their livelihood. The farmers blockaded the town centre and held a meeting where they discussed...

Greek Farmers Launch Highway Protests

  Farmers angry over austerity policies, blocked roads in central Greece on Monday, in what could prove to be the start of a series of nationwide actions. Dozens of tractors and other agricultural vehicles, many flying flags, were parked on the...

Greek Farmers Express Dissatisfaction After Meeting With Government

Farmers expressed their complete dissatisfaction on Wednesday, after their meeting with government officials concluded, while also expressing disapproval for the Minister of Agricultural Development and Food, Vangelis Apostolou. Frustrated farmers that participated in the Blockades of Promahona and Evzones walked...

Greek Farmers Say Friday's Meeting Not Positive; Will Continue With Protests

Farmers confirmed their plans to rally this Tuesday during the multi-member delegation meeting of the Panhellenic Coordinating Committee for farmers and the Ministry of Rural Development. Present at the meeting was Deputy of Labor Tasos Petropoulos, Deputy of Finance...

Greek Farmers Mobilize Against Harsh Economic Measures

The farmers of Tyrnavos, central Greece, were the first to take it to the streets on Monday as their colleagues from the rest of the country will follow in a round of protest demonstrations against the government's harsh economic...

Bulgarian Interior Minister Expresses Concern for Possible Greek Farmers’ Blockades

Bulgarian Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova expressed her concern for a possible road blockade at the borders by Greek farmers in a letter to Greek Alternate Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Toskas, media in Sofia reported on Wednesday. In her letter,...

Greek Farmers Decide on Roadblocks to Protest Austerity

Greek farmer's unions decided on Saturday to block roads in January to protest the new austerity measures to be implemented as of January 1st. Union representatives and farmers from all parts of Greece met on Saturday in Larissa, central Greece,...

Greek Farmers Prepare to Protest Pension and Tax Reforms in Athens

The Greek farmers' Coordinating Committee has announced their participation in the demonstrations that will take place in Athens on the day of the voting of the pension and tax reform plans. The farmers' announcement highlights that the bills will bring...

Gov't Says 12,000 Greek Farmers to First Return Illegal Subsidies Given in 2008-2009

Greek Rural Development Minister Evagelos Apostolou on Friday said that 12,000 Greek farmers that received the highest amounts will first be asked to return their share of some 215 million euros in illegal subsidies handed out to 95,000 farmers...

Greek Farmers Insist On Promachon Roadblock

The farmers of Western Greece are continuing their struggle with roadblocks on main highways. The blockade in Promachon cut off customs at the Hellenic-Bulgarian borders, where the farmers have remained for over 35 days. Today's decision appears to create further...