Farmers close Tempe - They respond to the government's measures with an escalation

Farmers from the Nikaia blockade decided to close the tunnels of Tempi and block the highway for 48 hours at this strategic point

The farmers decided to escalate and a total blackout from roadblock of Nice, at the General Assembly held on Wednesday afternoon at the point, following the proposal of the Panhellenic Committee of Blockades.

The decision taken, according to the larissanet.gr, is tomorrow morning agricultural vehicles will head to Tempe and block the roadway.

The president of the Unitarian Federation of Agricultural Associations of Larisan prefecture Root Maroudas called their colleagues to head tomorrow morning at 10.00 to the tunnels of Tempi and block for a 48-hour period at this strategic point of the highway, implementing the decision of the meeting of the nationwide blockades on Sunday in Malgara and in contact and coordination with the other blockades for escalation.

«We have to continue.», Mr.Maroudas noted among others, as the people of the primary sector were not satisfied with the specific announcements of the package of measures by the government.

«They want to drive us out of our villages...», noted while inviting the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, to sit down at the dialogue table and provide answers to the 14 requests made since the beginning of December.

“We have eaten the donkey, the tail is left, we will come out and fight our battle to solve the problems of survival in the field and the pen” Mr Marouda also said, according to the thessaliatv.gr.