They intensify mobilizations before Athens

The Farmers To increase their mobilization And Road closures will continue through the weekendMacedonia – Thrace, despite the “no” of Civil Defense Minister Michalis Chrysokoidis during a meeting at the Ministry to allow the government to descend with a tractor to the agricultural rally in Athens next Tuesday (20/2).

«Anyway We'll go down with tractors and buses and cars. We are sure that there will be a very large rally with a large and united participation of the peasants, but also from the Athenians who feel precisely in their skin.Rizos Maroudas, chairman of the Coordination Committee of Boko Platykambos, told ERT.

«The thing is We don't want to cause problems This is what we insisted to the minister in the city. We want to go quietly and have our rally, get up and go well and well” stressed George Diamantopoulos, president of the Agricultural Society of Alexandria.

Indeed, peasants who did not travel to Athens aimed to blockade customs and ports.

Return of EFK

In the meantime, provision is made His return Special consumption tax on agricultural oil, for this year, and the opportunity to pay part of it in advance to the farmers. The relevant announcements of the government after the meeting in Megaros Maximos are the rules that will be implemented.

“Government fulfills its promises” Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis told ERT Government interventions respond to many of the problems of the agricultural world.

«There is a possibility of mobilization. Where they can escalate and claim. I am in favor of insisting on the demands of citizens, I am not in favor of fixing dates“Socrates Famellus, head of SYRIZA's KO, said at the first event.

«Nothing else can be given. Will they get in the way if we go down with the tractor? I can't get into the business, I can't say how the police will work I say farmers can protest symbolically.” Dimitris Tsiotras, Director of the Prime Minister's Press Office pointed out while speaking to ERT.

Where do farmers set up roadblocks?

at Florina And especially in Niki's customs, the symbolic blockade continues at intervals throughout the day.

In lime At the height of Porteria Junction, The National Highway Thessaloniki – Nea Moudania is closed. The siege, which began at 10:00 a.m. and will last through the weekend, is expected to continue throughout the weekend, as farmers said, demanding that the tractor be allowed to land at a farming rally in Athens.

Farmers of A native of Grevena They blocked the city center with 50 tractors, where they staged a motorized march. Grevena made an open call to farmers' associations, unions and agencies to support and participate in the mobilizations of local farmers and breeders, stressing that their struggle is a matter of survival for the entire local community.

The Farmers of Western Macedonia According to Efthymios Sarantis, leader of the Grevena farmers, they decided to continue preparing their descent for Athens. Greece reinforces siege at Niki customs on border with North MacedoniaThe Kastoria Customs Office and Building of Western Macedonia Region Where they have been since last Sunday, FDH owners with them.

The Imadia farmers On Saturday afternoon (17/2) from 19:00 to 20:00 they will descend on Nicely Junction with their tractors.

The Ceres Farmers Strymonikos, where their tractors are located, symbolically closed Egnatia Road for half an hour. Their coordination group decided to take a bus to Athens for Tuesday's rally.