Protesting farmers blocked the Athens-Thessaloniki national highway in both directions on Friday, after the farmers at the Platykambos roadblock decided to park their tractors across the Thessaloniki-bound lanes on the highway. The road is now blocked at two points in Larisa, at Platykambos and Nikaia, where farmers have set up a roadblock with their tractors on the Athens-bound lanes “indefinitely”.
Talking to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency, the farmers at Platykambos said they were preparing to escalate their protest action and gave no indication when the road will open again. Their colleagues in Nikaia, meanwhile, are preparing to implement their decision for a rally in central Larisa at 18:00 on Friday.
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