Farmers Split Greece in Two with Over 4,000 Tractors in Thessaly

“Bad upwind won’t halt us” – Protests intensify crossed the country

Greece is effectively split successful two as farmers ramp up their protests across Thessaly, Northern Greece, Epirus, and Evros. Daily, roadblocks at customs checkpoints and highways grow, with farmers demanding enactment against rising costs and reduced subsidies from OPEKEPE.

Evros: Farmers Ready for Battle

At the Kipi customs checkpoint, farmers from some confederate and bluish Evros are gathering. The Egnatia Motorway is expected to beryllium blocked successful some directions by farmers from Komotini, with lone rider cars allowed, causing kilometer-long motortruck queues.

A akin concern is reported at Evzoni, astatine Greece’s borderline with North Macedonia, wherever trucks enactment up adjacent though farmers unfastened lanes for a fewer hours. At Malgara, farmers commencement assembling early, portion taxis program a convoy successful support of the protests.

Yesterday (Tuesday, Dec. 2), Evzoni customs closed completely for the archetypal time, allowing transition lone for trucks carrying perishable goods. Another prolonged closure is scheduled for today.

Malgara: Farmers Stand Firm

At the Malgara tolls, the lane toward Athens has been blocked since Monday morning. Yesterday, the lane toward Thessaloniki was concisely closed for astir an hour. Around 300 tractors are lined up on the Thessaloniki–Athens National Road, with farmers camping overnight by fires to support warm.

At 10:00 a.m., taxis are expected to signifier a convoy from KTEL Macedonia to the tolls, arsenic portion of the farmers’ 48-hour strike.

Thessaly: Over 4,000 Tractors connected the Roads

Thessaly has go the epicenter of the protests:

• Nikaia blockade: over 1,000 tractors, road blocked successful some directions.
• E-65, Karditsa blockade: over 2,000 tractors, lines stretching implicit 2 kilometers.
• New Trikala blockade: forming contiguous extracurricular the Megalochori junction.

In total, much than 4,000 tractors are presently deployed successful Thessaly alone, with numbers expanding daily.

Dynamic Protests successful Larissa

Livestock farmers successful Thessaly carried retired a dramatic demonstration, dumping beverage and throwing carnal provender successful beforehand of the Courthouse successful Larissa.

Chants included:

• “They propulsion america crumbs”
• “There are nary parties, we are each united”
• “Without us, you volition starve”

After the protest, farmers headed to the Nikaia blockade to reenforce it.

Source: pagenews.gr

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