Greece’s Minister for Citizen Protection urged farmers to continue protests without obstructing customs points or ports, stressing that demonstrations are constitutional but must not disrupt the country’s essential trade routes

Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis says the government will unveil a tougher legal framework on gun ownership during his visit to Crete, alongside new police initiatives targeting groups involved in illegal weapons

Interior Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis says 1,000 traffic cameras will be deployed next summer with electronic fines enforced by police, while new laws will target illegal firearms and punish anyone brandishing weapons at public events

Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis added that the greater Athens-Piraeus area faces the worst problem in terms of criminality in the country, although he claimed the crime rate is falling

Tractors will head to Athens, from Thessaly, and a large demonstration is scheduled to be held in front of the Greek Parliament in Syntagma

The increases in not only violent crime, but also petty crime amongst minors, have prompted the launch of a call center and application

According to reports at In.gr, the ultimatum orders police that had been reassigned to various departments to return to active duty by 8am on Wednesday