Farmers representing 62 protest blocks across Greece voted on Sunday to escalate their demonstrations into a 48-hour shutdown of the country’s main highways next week.

the move follows 36 days of protests demanding the immediate allocation of agricultural surpluses and subsidies to the country’s farmers.

The farmers noted that the next escalation of their nationwide protests is a necessary response to a lack of political will of the current Greek government to solve the problems of the agricultural sector.

These closures will halt freight traffic, while fishers and street market vendors have signaled they will join the strike in solidarity with the farmers.

A major point of contention remains the potential ratification of the Mercosur trade agreement by the European Union which would allow international competitors to access EU markets without following the same regulatory standards as European and therefore Greek producers.

https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/04/farmers-greece-nationwide-highway-shutdown/