Farmers protest in Greek capital over rising production costs

Record ID: 2341402

  • Title: Farmers protest in Greek capital over rising production costs
  • Date: 13th February 2026
  • Summary: ATHENS, GREECE (FEBRUARY 13, 2026) (REUTERS) VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF FARMERS’ TRACTORS DRIVING IN ATHENS STREETS (MUTE) VARIOUS OF TRACTORS DRIVING INTO CENTRAL ATHENS STREETS ARRIVING AT SYNTAGMA SQUARE TO PROTEST, SOUNDS OF HORNS VARIOUS OF TRACTORS PASSING IN FRONT OF THE GREEK PARLIAMENT, HORN SOUNDS FARMER ON HIS TRACTOR WAVING FOR VICTORY PROTESTERS HOLDING RED SMOKE
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  • Keywords: Athens Greece farmers parliament protest tractors
  • Location: ATHENS, GREECE
  • City: ATHENS, GREECE
  • Country: Greece
  • Topics: Europe,Society/Social Issues
  • Reuters ID: LVA001523413022026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Greek farmers drove dozens of tractors into central Athens on Friday (February 13) to protest over rising production costs and tough competition from abroad.
    They say that what the government had offered them so far was not enough to stay afloat. People lined up and applauded as tractors arrived in front of the parliament building. Farmers said they would stay overnight in their tractors.
    Farmers last month ended weeks of nationwide blockades over delayed farm aid after the Greek government disbursed much of the overdue payments and announced cheaper fuel and cover for future output losses.
    The head of their union in the central agricultural region of Larissa said on Friday that many of the farmers haven't yet been fully compensated for last year's crop and livestock losses, while core demands, including guaranteed minimum prices for their products and investment in irrigation and infrastructure against future floods, were not satisfied.
    The sector has also been hit by rolling outbreaks of sheep and goat pox, with hundreds of thousands of animals being culled since 2024.
    (Production: Stamos Prousalis, Stelios Misina, Iro Pappa)
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