Greek Farmers

It is up to the coordinating committees to decide if they want to continue roadblocks, said Vangelis Boutas, the coordinator of the Nikaia farmer blocs, after meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. The Nikaia bloc farmers were the ones who...

The prosecutor of The Court of Cassation, the supreme court of Greece for civil and criminal law, has asked for the implementation of the procedure of flagrante delicto against Greek farmers who continue to protest and block the nation’s...

Greek farmers have decided to enter the second month of protest mobilizations after their meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on security funds and taxation proved fruitless. West Macedonia and northern Greece farmers decided to continue blocking major national highways...

Talks between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and representatives of protesting farmers on Monday evening failed to find a solution on a month-long blockade of Greece's national highways. Tsipras told the farmers that their "positions and proposals have to take into...

After four and a half hours of talks, Greek farmers left the government mansion saying that they will present the prime minister's proposals to their unions to decide whether they would continue their protest actions. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has...

The month-long mass protests by Greek farmers against pension reform that have paralyzed much of the country appear to have entered a new stage as most of their representatives have opted for talks with the government. However, some unions...

The Bulgarian Parliament is asking for the EU to intervene on the issue of the closed Hellenic-Bulgarian borders, that are being blocked by the tractors of Greek farmers. According to the Bulgarian Finance Minister, Bozhidar Lukarski, the blocking of both...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is to meet with farmers' representatives to discuss security funds and taxation issues at noon on Monday at Maximos Mansion, according to a government source. According to a statement issued by Minister of Rural Development...

Greek farmers intensify roadblocks while waiting for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to return from Brussels and sit at the negotiating table with them. In an effort to strengthen their bargaining position, farmers have tightened blockades in 68 points on national...

In politics, there is a huge structural gap between rhetoric and action, and, if the Italian Renaissance political philosopher and historian Niccolò Machiavelli is correct, fortuna has to be tamed for the desired outcomes to be achieved. That is...