Greek farmers who have blockaded motorways for weeks in a dispute over subsidies and finances caused severe traffic disruption Thursday after last-ditch compromise proposals from the government failed to break the deadlock.

Farmers across Greece have determined they will escalate their protests into a 48-hour shutdown of the nation’s major highways.

Greek farmers on Thursday expressed cautious optimism toward a renewed government invitation for talks with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, as nationwide protests and road blockades entered a new phase.

Greece's government has promised farmers cheaper fuel and full compensation for future output losses in a bid to end protests that have disrupted travel and business. Farmers are demanding aid amid rising production costs and delays in farm payments,

In 2025, Greece is celebrating diplomatic and economic victories while grappling with deep-seated social unrest and natural disasters.

ATHENS, Greece(AP) — Greece’s conservative government is seeking to ban protests at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, an iconic monument outside Parliament in Athens which has frequently been the site of demonstrations. Opposition parties accuse the ...

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Defying a government warning, farmers in northern Greece blocked traffic at border crossings Wednesday in an escalating protest over delayed European Union -backed subsidy payments. The delays follow revelations of widespread ...