Representatives of 14 agricultural blockades sent a letter to Minister Kostas Tsiaras requesting a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the heads of the Ministries of Rural Development and Food and National Economy and Finance.
They met on Wednesday afternoon in Thessaloniki to review the government’s announcements for the agricultural sector and plan their next steps.
According to a relevant announcement the meeting, was attended by representatives of blockades from Thrace, Macedonia, Central Greece, and Patras.
Regarding government measures, they stressed that the governments' announcement now creates the conditions for the start of dialogue between the government and farmers. They also noted that there are still critical issues of vital importance to the existence and sustainability of the primary sector that have not been addressed by the government's announcements.
Farmers of Larissa and Karditsa to escalate mobilisations
Farmers in Larissa have decided to escalate their mobilisations and continue the blockades at the Nikaia junction, following a general meeting held on Wednesday afternoon. The farmers expressed their disagreement with the government's announcements and noted that their demands are not being met.
They also decided that on Thursday, at 10.00 to gather at the Nikaia blockade and at 11:00, to block the tunnels in the Tempi Valley, with tractors and other agricultural vehicles.
Farmers from Karditsa, who are blockading the E65, also decided to escalate their protests. They stressed that the government's announcements fail to address the issues threatening the agricultural sector's viability. On Thursday, they will take tractors to the Bralos junction, where, together with fellow farmers from nearby blockades, they will block the road to and from Athens.