The protests are intensifying, with blockades in regions such as Thessaly, Central Greece, and Achaia. Farmers are also considering more dynamic actions, including the blockade of ports and border crossings. They insist on immediate solutions and stress that they will not participate in dialogue unless there are tangible results.

The government, for its part, has made clear that it will respond strictly to unlawful behavior, although it maintains that it is open to dialogue.
“Dialogue cannot take place while serious incidents are occurring—such as those we saw outside Thessaloniki’s ‘Macedonia’ Airport or attacks against police forces, which resulted in the injury of an officer. The state will show zero tolerance for illegal actions. The law will be enforced without exceptions,” said government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis.

Clashes and tear gas in Thessaloniki

On Friday afternoon, clashes broke out at the Prasina Fanaria area in Thessaloniki. Farmers from Eastern Thessaloniki and Halkidiki attempted to break through the police cordon to reach the airport junction. At one point, a tractor reversed at speed toward police officers, while some protesters were heard urging the driver to run over an officer.
Some farmers jumped over the fence onto the Agricultural School grounds and tried to reach the road to stage a blockade, knocking down a police officer in the process.

Thermi overpass also blocked

Farmers also halted traffic at the Thermi overpass, allowing only emergency vehicles such as ambulances to pass. The blockade lasted roughly an hour before the road was reopened.

In Serres, farmers blocked the Egnatia Highway at the Kerdyllia location. Additional blockades have been set up near Komotini and at the Kouloura junction.

New mobilizations in Thessaly

The Athens–Thessaloniki National Highway remains closed at the Nikaia junction in Larissa. Meanwhile, farmers from Boeotia moved their tractors onto the PATHE motorway near Thebes.

In Thessaly, more than 4,000 tractors are positioned at the Nikaia junction, on the Ε65 motorway near Karditsa, and at the Longos tolls in Trikala. The local blockade assembly will meet on Sunday to decide the next steps.

Escalation expected from Monday

Further escalation is expected on Monday, possibly including symbolic closures of secondary roads. A regional meeting decided on blocking border checkpoints and organizing a large action to shut down the port of Volos within the week.

Over the weekend, new blockades are expected in Central Greece, at Bralos and Kastro.

On Saturday, more tractors are set to join the blockade on the Ε65 near Karditsa, which is currently the largest protest site. A few kilometers away, farmers from Trikala have set up their own blockade at the Longos tolls.

Three blockades in Achaia

Three blockades have been set up in the Achaia region. One is in Kato Achaia, where farmers closed both the Patras–Pyrgos motorway and the old national road. Another blockade with more than 100 tractors has been formed in Itea, while farmers from Aigialeia took to the streets at the Selinountas bridge.

Farmers from Aetolia-Acarnania will join the mobilizations on Sunday with a blockade at the Angelokastro junction on the Ionia Odos, and farmers from Vonitsa are expected to do the same at the Aktio tolls.

Farmer blockades at border crossings

Blockades have been set up at the border checkpoints of Kipi, Exochi, Promachonas, Evzoni, and Niki, as well as the Kalpaki junction leading to the Kakavia crossing. Truck passage is restricted for certain hours or indefinitely, depending on local decisions.

From 18:00 on Friday, full traffic flow resumed at the Promachonas border station, after farmers temporarily lifted the blockade for passenger vehicles. They had earlier allowed traffic between 4 and 6 p.m. before re-closing the border to trucks until 10 p.m. The Evzoni crossing is also expected to remain closed until the same time.

At the Kipi crossing in Evros, farmers have maintained their blockade for a fifth straight day. More than 200 tractors and agricultural machines have been gathered there since Tuesday afternoon, December 2.

Passenger cars and buses are allowed to pass through a single lane in each direction, and trucks carrying perishable goods may also pass. However, about 500 trucks remain immobilized on the Greek side of the border—both on the old Alexandroupolis–Ormenio national road near Ardanio and on the vertical axis of the Egnatia motorway near Provatas.

Protests also took place in Lesvos, where farmers poured milk onto the road.