A long-awaited meeting between farmers’ representatives and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis concluded at the Maximos Mansion earlier on Tuesday.
The talks, which lasted over four hours, ended without any immediate announcements, as farmers’ representatives were expected to comment publicly following the meeting. Speaking to reporters as they exited the prime minister’s office, farmers said they had “got nothing,” adding that protest road blockades will remain in place and will not be lifted.
He noted that it was also agreed to examine additional production-related matters, including the special consumption tax on diesel fuel at the pump, as well as issues concerning livestock farming, fisheries and beekeeping. However, Tsiaras made it clear that no additional financial measures would be granted.
‘We Will Continue the Protests’
Rizos Maroudas, president of the United Federation of Agricultural Associations of Larissa and one of the representatives of the protest blockades, said that even the limited announcements made so far had come only under pressure from the farmers’ mobilisations.
He argued that while the government has sufficient fiscal space to meet farmers’ demands, it lacks the political will to do so. Maroudas stressed that pressure through continued protests would persist, expressing confidence that further announcements would follow in the future.
“As experience shows, struggles bear fruit,” he said, underlining that farmers are continuing their fight for survival.
