Associated Press reports from Athens that Greek farmers angry at high production costs on Thursday said they would step up a roadblock campaign and take their protests to the Greek capital, after rejecting government-proposed concessions.
After a nationwide meeting of farmer unionists near the town of Larissa in central Greece, representatives said protesters would drive their tractors to the capital for a rally next Tuesday.
Union organizer Rizos Maroudas said farmers in other parts of Greece would also block highways, harbors, and border crossings on that day.
In recent months, similar protests have swept Europe as farmers on the continent took their grievances over inflation, foreign competition, and the costs of combating climate change to the streets.
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