Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will host a new round of talks on Monday with a 25-member committee representing farmers, amid ongoing protests over lost income, delayed subsidies and rising costs.
The meeting follows weeks of demonstrations that have included tractor blockades on major roads.
Mitsotakis held initial talks last Tuesday at the Maximos Mansion, indicating possible improvements to existing support measures, particularly on electricity and fuel costs.
The government has set conditions for Monday’s discussions, requiring tractors to be sidelined and customs offices to remain open.
Six additional farmers’ representatives will attend as observers to report back to local assemblies, which will decide whether protests continue.
Major roads, including the Thessaloniki–Athens highway and the Egnatia Odos motorway, are currently open, while farmers continue to press for reduced production costs, compensation for crop losses, support for livestock breeders and measures to address livestock diseases.
Thessaly farmers are also seeking compensation for failed cotton and wheat crops and a fuel tax exemption.
Source: Ekathimerini.
