On Sunday in Malgara, farmers decide on next steps – Which points are open and where blockades remain ahead of New Year

Farmers volition beryllium called connected January 4 to determine connected the adjacent steps of their mobilizations. The Promachonas borderline crossing volition adjacent astatine 16:00 for 3 hours, the Patras ringing roadworthy has reopened, portion Central Greece has nary blockades but postulation diversions.

On Sunday, January 4, astatine 12:00 noon, a nationwide gathering of radical from the superior assemblage volition instrumentality spot successful Malgara, successful bid to determine connected the adjacent steps of their mobilizations, astatine a clip erstwhile blockades are being relaxed successful parts of the state to facilitate New Year vacation travel.

The nationwide gathering volition beryllium held astatine the Malgara Cultural Center, arsenic announced by Kostas Rouzios, a subordinate of the committee of the Kymina–Malgara Farmers’ Association successful Thessaloniki. The quality was besides confirmed by the Secretariat of the Panhellenic Blockades Committee successful a statement:

“The Secretariat of the Panhellenic Blockades Committee salutes the thousands of farmers, livestock breeders, beekeepers and fishermen who person remained astatine the dozens of blockades acceptable up crossed the state for a period now, warring for their survival. With the bulk of the Greek radical connected our side, we person repelled each effort by the authorities to slander and undermine our conscionable struggle. Neither repression, nor societal division, nor calls for sham dialogue, nor mud, slander and pressure, nor attempts to interruption our unity done assorted ‘willing’ actors person bent us. All of this lone increases our choler and determination successful the look of the government’s intransigence. We telephone connected the blockades, pursuing decisions by their General Assemblies, to enactment successful the caller nationwide gathering to beryllium held connected Sunday, January 4, astatine 12:00 noon, successful Malgara, to sermon the escalation of our conflict and our adjacent moves.

We accidental it erstwhile again: we volition not retreat. We volition not permission with our heads bowed. We are not backing down. We are not afraid. We volition not yield. We volition not merchantability out. We volition win, due to the fact that our conflict is simply a conflict for survival. Let the authorities and each those who enactment it successful 1 mode oregon different recognize this. We invited 2026 successful a warring spirit, astatine the blockades, unneurotic with our colleagues, our families and each the people.

We proceed – we escalate – we volition win!”

Which farming blockades person opened contiguous – Where roadworthy closures volition continue

Meanwhile, hundreds of trucks began passing done the Promachonas borderline checkpoint successful the aboriginal hours of Tuesday, aft farmers opened the blockade astatine astir 06:00. As announced, it volition adjacent again astatine 16:00 for 3 hours.

The borderline presumption had remained closed for astir 18 hours, since noon connected Monday, and farmers had shown an volition to support it closed for longer. However, according to nationalist broadcaster ERT, pursuing unit from constabulary and postulation authorities implicit roadworthy information issues caused by the prolonged beingness of ample numbers of trucks astatine the site, the blockade was lifted aboriginal successful the greeting and postulation gradually resumed.

No closures contiguous astatine Bralos, Atalanti, Kastro, Thiva and Chalkida

Farmers participating successful blockades successful Central Greece are presently successful a signifier of impermanent arrangements aimed astatine facilitating New Year vacation travel. Following yesterday’s escalation of protests with closures including work roads, nary closures are planned contiguous astatine cardinal points of the roadworthy network. Instead, contacts proceed with section constabulary authorities for section postulation arrangements to facilitate some outbound and instrumentality travel.

It was besides announced that adjacent Kastro, 1 lane successful each absorption connected the PATHE motorway volition stay unfastened until January 5.

Specifically, blockades astatine Bralos, Atalanti, Kastro and Thiva stay without closures, with a akin concern successful Chalkida. Farmers authorities that their volition is not to inconvenience citizens traveling for the holidays. At the aforesaid time, they spot work connected the constabulary for what occurred successful erstwhile days, arguing that inconvenience was not their intention.

At the aforesaid time, organizational arrangements are underway for the question of tractors truthful that some outbound and instrumentality postulation lanes stay open. According to farmers, further escalation of mobilizations is postponed until aft New Year, with attraction turning to the gathering of the Panhellenic Blockades Committee, which, they note, has not yet been scheduled.

Farmers stay astatine the Nikaia blockade – New postulation measures successful force

In Nikaia, Larissa, farmers stay astatine the blockade, continuing their mobilizations and maintaining their beingness astatine the site, successful enactment with decisions taken by their coordinating body.

On Monday, December 29, farmers astatine the blockade proceeded to adjacent section bypass roads arsenic well, escalating their protests and expanding unit connected the authorities to conscionable their demands.

According to their statements, from today, Tuesday, December 30, portion of the roadworthy web is expected to beryllium reopened to facilitate vacation travel. Notably, soon aft 9:00 successful the morning, the overpass successful Nikaia was reopened, easing New Year travel.

At the aforesaid time, according to a constabulary announcement, caller impermanent postulation measures came into unit astatine 09:10 connected Tuesday (December 30, 2025) connected the PATHE motorway, adjacent the Nikaia interchange, owed to ongoing farmers’ mobilizations.

Nikaia overpass reopened

In the absorption toward Athens, postulation for vehicles up to 3.5 tons has been suspended from the Platycampos interchange to the Kileler interchange, portion vehicles implicit 3.5 tons are not allowed to question from Platycampos to Velestino. All vehicles are diverted via the aged Larissa–Volos National Road, re-entering the PATHE motorway from the Kileler oregon Velestino interchanges, depending connected conveyance weight.

In the absorption toward Thessaloniki, postulation has been suspended from the Nikaia interchange to the Platycampos interchange. Vehicles are diverted astatine the Nikaia interchange toward Larissa and, via the aged Athens–Thessaloniki National Road and Karamanlis Avenue, re-enter the PATHE motorway from the Platycampos oregon Gyrtoni interchanges. On the exit subdivision of the Nikaia interchange, postulation indispensable usage the near lane only, with a maximum velocity bounds of 50 km/h.

At the aforesaid time, connected the aged Larissa–Athens National Road, each vehicles heading toward the PATHE motorway earlier the Nikaia interchange (IKEA overpass) are turned backmost and directed either to the Platycampos oregon Gyrtoni interchanges, depending connected their destination.

Police counsel drivers to travel roadworthy signs and postulation constabulary instructions and to workout accrued caution.

Patras ringing roadworthy reopened

Meanwhile, the main ringing roadworthy of Patras, adjacent the Eglykada interchange, has been reopened aft farmers and livestock breeders decided to temporarily assistance the roadworthy blockade to facilitate vacation traffic.

According to Olympia Odos, postulation is flowing via the near lane, portion the exit subdivision of the interchange toward Pyrgos remains closed.

Farmers successful Karditsa and Trikala stay astatine blockades – Plans for the E65

Farmers successful occidental Thessaly, successful Karditsa connected the E65 motorway and successful Trikala astatine the Loggos toll station, besides connected the E65, stay astatine blockades. Through regular assemblies, they are determining their adjacent protestation actions. Farmers successful Karditsa volition assistance the toll barriers astatine Sofades aboriginal today, portion farmers successful Trikala volition clasp a tractor convoy done cardinal streets of Trikala this morning.