All the Latest Developments on the Farmers’ Roadblocks

• Airports in Heraklion and Chania are open. Farmers in Heraklion held an assembly and informed citizens that they will close the airport again on Tuesday morning.
• Earlier, farmers at “Nikos Kazantzakis” Airport entered the runway and remained there for about two hours, while at “Ioannis Daskalogiannis” Airport they blocked the roads leading to the terminal.
• Serious clashes occurred in Heraklion and Chania, with stone-throwing and tear gas exchanged between farmers and riot police. Eight police officers were injured, and attacks on police vehicles were also recorded. The perpetrators have been identified and face charges including: attempted murder (multiple counts and in complicity), weapons possession and use, causing dangerous bodily harm (multiple counts and in complicity), property damage (multiple counts), disturbing the peace, obstruction of transportation, and more.
• Farmers from the Nikaia roadblock plan to block the port of Volos on Wednesday.
• Farmers are escalating and intensifying their nationwide protests, closing sections of national highways across Greece.
• On Monday, farmers besieged the political office of the Minister of Rural Development, Kostas Tsiaras, in Karditsa, threw animal feed, submitted a memorandum, and departed.

Heraklion Airport Open Until 23:00
Farmers held an assembly and informed the public at the airport that it will remain open until 23:00, and they plan to close it again on Tuesday morning.

08/12/2025 18:11
Chania Airport Reopens – One Flight Every Three Hours
Chania Airport is back in operation. One flight will take place every three hours.

Traffic restrictions and road closures in Heraklion
According to the announcement by the Heraklion Police Directorate:

• The Northern Road Axis of Crete (BOAK) is closed from the Kallithea junction to the Kasteli junction.
• The Old National Road Heraklion–Agios Nikolaos is closed from the Karteros–Episkopi intersection to the Ikarou–Karteros Avenue.

Traffic diversions:
From Agios Nikolaos → Heraklion via Hersonissos – Kasteli – Peza.
From Rethymno → Agios Nikolaos via Peza – Kasteli – Hersonissos.

Authorities urge drivers to follow Traffic Police instructions and remain patient, as circulation is extremely difficult.

08/12/2025 16:55
First farmers’ blockade being set up in Chalkidiki
The first blockade in the region of Chalkidiki is set to be established tomorrow at 12 noon at the Nikiti traffic lights in Sithonia, initiated by local beekeepers and farmers, as decided at their general assembly.

Beekeepers with their vehicles, as well as farmers with tractors and agricultural trucks from areas such as Ormylia, Nikiti, and Sykia, will gather at the site. During a new assembly that will take place on location, participants will collectively decide the form and method of their mobilizations.

As noted to the Athens–Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) by Aristotelis Kassandrinos, a member of the Halkidiki Professional Beekeepers’ Association — which has 400 members — proposals under consideration include protest gatherings at the Prefecture buildings and possibly at tax offices.

“With our mobilizations,” he stressed, “we aim to highlight the problems that concern us and demand solutions to crucial issues affecting the primary sector, standing in solidarity with our colleagues mobilizing across Greece.”

08/12/2025 16:48
Athens–Thessaloniki National Highway closed southbound
The Athens–Thessaloniki national highway remains closed in the direction toward Athens. Later in the afternoon, the northbound direction toward Thessaloniki is also expected to close for a period of time.

08/12/2025 16:40
Meeting in Trilofos for farmers of Northern Greece
A meeting is being held by farmers of Northern Greece with representatives from Thessaly at the Trilofos High School to determine their next steps.

Photos from Chania:

Roadblocks in Central Greece

In Central Greece, farmers gathered at the Bralos junction in Fthiotida moved their tractors and blocked all side roads for one hour.

Traffic police stationed vehicles several kilometers away, waiting for the tractors to be withdrawn.

At the Atalanti roadblock, farmers are trying to strengthen their presence. At the Kastro roadblock, farmers from the Livadeia area are expected to decide today on further escalation of their protests.

In Thebes, farmers remain at the blockade point, shutting down the junction.

In Domokos, farmers continue to periodically block both the old national road and the access to the E65 highway.

08/12/2025 – 15:30
Roadblocks in Thessaly

Farmers at the Nikea roadblock have decided on a new round of protests in the coming days.

From 17:00 to 19:00, all side roads around the Nikea blockade will be closed.

On Wednesday, December 10, at 10 a.m., farmers from the three major Thessaly blockades will join forces with fishermen from Magnesia, proceeding to block the port of Volos.

On Thursday, December 11, at 5:30 p.m., farmers are issuing an open call to all unions, associations, and mass organizations in the Larissa region to attend a large regional gathering at the Nikea roadblock. The aim is to inform the public about the progress of the protests and, more importantly, to coordinate plans for continuing and further escalating their struggle.

There are two blockades on the E65 highway and two more on the Ionian Motorway, while three sections of the Egnatia Motorway remain closed due to ongoing farmers’ protests.