The Greek farmers on Saturday forwarded a document outlining their demands to the prime minister and the relevant ministries, including lower prices for agricultural fuel

Industry players warn that continued protests could drive Greek holidaymakers to cancel or choose other destinations.

“We will enter into dialogue if — and only if — the conditions are right, meaning the prime minister provides answers to our demands. Otherwise, we consider this a government communications show,” the vice-president of the Larissa federation

Farmers’ and stockbreeders’ mobilizations across Greece have been dominating the political agenda and media attention in the country over the first half of December, with standing demands for lower production costs and better prices for their goods now even more animated amid a farm subsidies furor – the OPEKEPE scandal - valued at hundreds of millions of euros.

The order comes after the unprecedented incursion of protesters into the Chania and Irakleio (Herakleio) airports on Crete, as well as ports on the large island and around Greece

A wave of farmer protests—fueled by economic insecurity, anger over opaque subsidies, and a growing sense of abandonment—raises a crucial question: is this a temporary storm or the start of a deeper rupture between rural Greece and the ruling New Democracy party?

At Crete's other major airport, Chania Airport, operations continue normally, with the main gate open and passenger movement unobstructed.

Later reports have authorities identifying some 20 individuals who invaded the airport facilities, interrupting flights for several hours. Arrest warrants are pending

Kyriakos Mitsotakis also referred to a centralized system for building permits and reforms to speed up the justice system

The mobilizations come amid an ongoing furor related to fraudulent agriculture subsidies paid out by a now defunct agency, the “OPEKEPE scandal”, as well as an ongoing sheep and goat pox epidemic