Greek Farmers Rally Against Aid Delays with Nationwide Blockades

Greek farmers launched nationwide blockades, disrupting traffic and closing border crossings to protest delays in EU farm aid payments. This action follows a corruption scandal and intensified hardship from a sheep pox outbreak. The government is negotiating, promising more aid, but protests persist.

Greek farmers have staged nationwide blockades, severely disrupting traffic on key motorways and closing border crossings to protest against the hold-up in farm aid payments from the European Union.

The financial stalemate, deepened by a corruption scandal, follows intensified hardship due to a rampant outbreak of sheep pox resulting in mass culling.

As tensions escalate, the government under Kyriakos Mitsotakis is promising more aid and engaging in talks, but protesters remain dissatisfied and continue their demonstrations.

(With inputs from agencies.)