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Protesters have argued the delays amount to collective punishment, leaving honest farmers in debt and unable to plant their fields for next season.
Riot police in Greece fired tear gas at farmers on Friday 5th December, who were attempting to block the main access road to the international airport in Thessaloniki as protests escalated over delays in the payment of European Union-backed agricultural subsidies.
Angry farmers have deployed thousands of tractors and other agricultural vehicles at border crossings and key points along motorways across the country, periodically stopping traffic and threatening to completely blockade the roads, as well as airports and ports.
Between 200 and 300 farmers with more than 100 tractors blocked one of the roads near the airport in the northern city of Thessaloniki.
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A smaller group used tractors in an attempt to break through a police cordon and block the airport’s main access road, which would have prevented travellers from entering or leaving the facility.
