Farmers across Greece intensify road blockades and warn of wider shutdowns, accusing the government of inadequate support, while officials insist the announced measures are final and urge an end to prolonged disruptions

As farmers threaten nationwide highway closures, the government weighs new concessions alongside fines and administrative penalties, signaling that patience with prolonged blockades is running out.

Greek farmers said they would block key roads at Tempi, and the Rio-Antirio Bridge if the government failed to meet their demands.

After the holiday pause, Greek farmers return to roadblocks, with nationwide meetings planned to discuss fuel prices, compensation, and livestock losses from recent outbreaks

Agricultural workers across Greece say key decisions on escalating demonstrations will be made in early January, as frustration grows over what they describe as a lack of meaningful government response to long-running demands

Only 6.7% of Greek farmers have specialized training in new technologies, while the overwhelming majority (94.1%) rely solely on experiential knowledge.

Interior Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis warns of legal measures as farmers plan nationwide protests, urging dialogue while emphasizing road safety and law enforcement authority

Protests in Aetolia-Acarnania escalate as farmers block key roads, demanding long-term solutions from the government amid internal tensions over dialogue strategies

Severe traffic disruption hit Greece’s main highway as farmer blockades caused delays of up to 12 hours, with further road closures planned nationwide amid ongoing protests and calls for structured talks with the government

Greek farmers plan to escalate nationwide road blockades through New Year’s Eve, closing key highways and alternative routes in a coordinated effort to pressure the government, despite growing divisions within the protest movement

Long delays and safety concerns sparked a public dispute between farmers and police after blockades caused hours-long traffic jams on key routes linking southern and northern Greece.

After 22 days of roadblocks, farmers in northern Greece have reopened lanes on the Thessaloniki-Athens highway for holiday traffic, while maintaining their protest positions with tractors and vehicles along the roadside.

Amid ongoing farmer demonstrations, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed that the government will uphold social responsibility and fairness, ensuring payments are made while refusing to compromise public safety or the wider economy

Authorities defend traffic diversions during nationwide farmer protests, citing serious safety concerns for drivers, passengers and protesters alike

Tractor blockades expand across roads, borders and ports as farmers press ahead with symbolic closures while pledging to ease travel during the Christmas period.

Farmers intensify nationwide protests during Christmas week, announcing symbolic truck blockades on major transport routes while allowing passenger traffic to continue, as the government urges dialogue and restraint.

The farmers will move their tractors onto the Athens–Thessaloniki motorway, allowing private vehicles and buses to pass while barring trucks and articulated lorries.

Agricultural crisis is not merely a matter of subsidies or “bad” prices, but one of self-sufficiency and sovereignty over energy and technological infrastructure

Without education, without new technologies, and without smart agriculture, Greece will never reach exports to countries such as Israel or the Netherlands

Farmers across Greece will partially clear roadblocks for holiday traffic, balancing protests with public access, while border crossings remain restricted for trucks during nationwide demonstrations