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Farmers ease roadblocks ahead of meeting with Prime Minister: which roads are reopening

Farmers remain on the roads after accepting an invitation to meet with the Prime Minister on Tuesday at the Maximos Mansion. However, most are easing their stance and reopening national highways as a gesture of goodwill

Behind the scenes of the invitation to farmers for a meeting with Mitsotakis: The phone calls and the “pressure valve”

A senior minister tells protothema.gr that “accepting the invitation means that the roadblocks also want a solution, because farmer union leaders cannot remain on the streets indefinitely.”

Government to farmers: Dialogue is necessary, there is no room for additional measures

Representative participation of farmers from across Greece and open roads are the government’s two conditions for dialogue with farmers – “Dialogue cannot take place while the inconvenience to citizens continues.”

Farmers escalate with 48-hour roadblocks and closures of bypass routes — where traffic will be completely halted

Despite insisting on road closures, farmers now say yes to dialogue – What they are asking from the government

Dialogue with the PM is now being requested by the farmers of Nikaia who want a 48-hour escalation with blockades starting tomorrow

A divergence from roadblocks mainly in Northern Greece, which are calling for an immediate meeting - Proposal for a new nationwide conference over the weekend

Marinakis on agricultural blockades: the state will not allow the country to be cut in two

The dialogue can continue without blockades - The withdrawal from the streets does not mean that the claim stops - Varoufakis' statements on drugs cause shame and disgust

Supreme court orders Prosecutors to act on farmers’ road blockades, investigating offenses like traffic obstruction

The Supreme Court asks the Prosecutors of Appeals to intervene directly to investigate offences such as obstruction of public transport and to verify the evidence

Announcements on support measures for farmers – 7 of the 27 demands are outside the EU’s fiscal limits and framework, says Chatzidakis

Hatzidakis, Tsiaras, Papastergiou, Petralias present the support package for the primary sector - The measures concern agricultural oil, electricity and livestock subsidies

The government prepares administrative and criminal sanctions for tractors – Updated police planning on the table

A positive package of measures for farmers and livestock breeders will be presented on Wednesday morning, but they show no willingness to back down, and escalation is seen as inevitable

Farmers toughen their stance on entering talks – They will respond after the government’s announcements on Wednesday

A battle of impressions from farm union leaders – Government officials speak of a Plan B, with warnings of prosecutions

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