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Greece
Greek Farmer From Thessaloniki Wins EU Young Farmers Prize for 2020
36-year old farmer Pavlos Tsakiris from Neochorouda, Thessaloniki was declared on Friday the winner of this year's prestigious ''EU Young Farmers Prize''.
More specifically, Tsakiris won the first prize in the category environmentally-sustainable champion in farming, during this year's online...
Greece
Farmers End Protest, Blockade at Nikea
Protesting farmers from Thessaly withdrew their tractors from their blockade at Nikea on Saturday. The farmers said they will gather again on March 1 outside the courthouse at Larissa and at a rally at Kileler on March 17.
The farmers...
Greece
Highway That Connects Athens With Thessaloniki Blocked By Farmers
Farmers from across central parts of Greece blocked the main highway that connects Athens with Thessaloniki in the area of Tempi on Saturday morning.
In what could be the start of a series of wider protests, the farmers of the...
Economy
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...
Greece
Greek Government Calls Farmers for Talks as Roadblocks Continue
Greece's minister of agriculture urged striking farmers on Thursday to lift the roadblocks they had set across several highways and proceed to the negotiating table.
"I am inviting the farmers at the roadblocks to meet and discuss... so we can take...
Economy
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...
Greece
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...
Greece
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...
Environment
Drought-Hit Cretan Farmers Braced for 40% Loss of 2018's Crop
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By Heini-Sofia Alavuo
As reported earlier this year by Greek Reporter, the island of Crete has been suffering from a difficult drought.
In April, the island had only seen only 3.8 billion cubic meters of rainwater since September 2017. This insufficient amount causes...
Animals
Greece Rejects Fur Farmers' Bid to Join Cultural Heritage List
Greece's Ministry of Culture and Sports has rejected a proposal by the Greek fur industry to include its products in a list of unique cultural phenomena.
According to the Fur Free Alliance, the submission by the Hellenic Fur Federation was...
Greece
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...
Greece
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...
Economy
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...
Greece
Farmers Gather in Central Greece as Unions Prepare for New Wave of Protests
Farmers convened with their tractors in Tyrnavos, central Greece, on Saturday where they announced further protest actions against the government's pension and tax reforms.
Speaking to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA), the head of the Larisa farming association federation Rizos...
Cyprus
Scottish Scientists to Assist Cypriot Farmers Produce Halloumi Cheese
Researchers from Edinburgh University are to help farmers in Cyprus to produce more milk for halloumi, in order to meet the high demand for the specialty cheese.
According to a Famagusta Gazette report, Scottish scientists are to join forces with cheese...