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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-01-25Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Farmers escalate protest action, block border crossing and national highwaysANA-MPA -- Farmers in central and western Macedonia escalated protest action without warning on Monday, with a decision to indefinitely block the Promachonas border crossing with Bulgaria with their tractors. In the meantime, new farmers continued arriving and new road blocks sprung up at the Kouloura junction on the Egnatia highway, in addition to the road block at the Kerdyllia junction that started on January 20.The farmers and livestock breeders at Halkidona and Giannitsa jointed forces to form a new road block on the Axios Bridge in Thessaloniki made up of more than 1,300 tractors and heavy farm machinery. New farmer roadblocks also appeared at Paleokomi in Serres, Deskati in Grevena and Gomati in Ierrisos Halkidiki, while the number in Pella rose to three, at Arnisa, Mavrovouni and Mesimeri. Further south, the mood remained equally militant and the seven gatherings of tractors in Fthiotida proceeded to block traffic at intervals throughout the day, for one or two hours at a time. Farmers in Larisa closed the Tempi pass for a second time on Monday, at 19:00 until 21:00 and are to hold another big meeting on Tuesday to decide further action. The national highway from Athens to Thessaloniki was closed in both directions for over an hour at the Anthili area, two hours in both directions in Viotia and in one direction for two hours at Atalanti. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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