Farmers in Greece will also continue their actions in the coming days. Roads will be blocked throughout the country. On Tuesday they want to go to the capital Athens with their tractors. “We have no choice but to continue our struggle,” said Nikos Maroudas, the president of the Greek Agricultural Federation.
The announcement comes two days after Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hosted farmers’ representatives in an attempt to ease the actions, which started two weeks ago. He had then said that he was open to consultation, but also warned that the financial space is limited.
The conservative government promised, among other things, a lower electricity bill for farmers for ten years and a lower VAT on fertilizers and feed. There is also an additional financial effort of several thousand euros for farmers. The farmers’ organization responded afterwards that the farmers are not satisfied with the proposed additional measures.
Farmers are taking action in various European countries. For example, about fifteen tractors were set up for the Ministry of Agriculture in the Spanish capital Madrid on Thursday.
The farmers complain, among other things, about the too low prices they receive for their products, about excessive bureaucracy, too strict rules and unfair competition from outside the European Union.
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