PM stands firm on festive blockades as farmers demand policies, not policing

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Agriculture, Mitsotakis, New Democracy, PASOK-KINAL
Photo by Lazaros Koutsoukos/Fosphotos
Photo by Lazaros Koutsoukos/Fosphotos

As Greeks set out from the cities for the festive season, their journeys have been slowed by continuing farmers’ blockades on national roads – a disruption caused by the political confrontation between the government and the agricultural community.

Traffic on the Athens–Lamia motorway and other key routes has been repeatedly funnelled through single lanes or diverted onto older roads, with queues stretching for kilometres. Police have managed partial openings at several points, but the situation r...

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