The move marks a positive step after a full lockdown was imposed on the island’s livestock product market due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease

Livestock farmers abruptly halted their protests, despite promises of continued action

A foot-and-mouth outbreak confined to the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos for now, but officials warn of European-level risk as emergency support measures are rolled out

Farmers on the Greek island of Lesbos are resisting livestock culls linked to an outbreak, demanding urgent policy changes, vaccination plans, and scientific review to protect local herds and their livelihoods.

Authorities on the Greek island of Lesbos are battling an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease after cases were confirmed in multiple farms, leading to the culling of thousands of animals as containment measures intensify

New outbreaks trigger animal culling, product restrictions and protests, as authorities expand monitoring zones and promise full compensation to affected farmers.

Farmers protest restrictions after a new outbreak linked to an earlier case triggers emergency measures and animal culling on a Greek island

Highly contagious among livestock, the virus threatens farms but poses no direct risk to humans; authorities urge strict biosecurity and movement restrictions to contain the outbreak

Authorities move to contain the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, activating civil protection measures and supporting farmers with urgent disinfection supplies

Greek authorities impose strict movement bans and product restrictions after a confirmed case, aiming to contain the highly contagious livestock disease and protect local production.

Movement of livestock is banned and food production halted as foot-and-mouth disease cases raise alarm among farmers ahead of Easter.

The ban, throughout Greece, involves transport for all purposes, including the slaughter

Three weeks after goat plague (PPR) was first detected in central Greece, over 10,000 animals have been culled; new nationwide measures aim to slow spread of deadly disease