Prefectures of Greece
Traffic regulations on Egnatia Odos due to tunnel maintenance
Motorists using the Egnatia Odos highway (A2) around the Igoumenitsa area may face some delays through Wednesday as maintenance work is carried out on the Aktio-Preveza Undersea Tunnel.
Protesting farmers to close border with North Macedonia for four hours
Farmers from Florina and Western Macedonia protesting about soaring production costs and compensation payments will close Greece's border crossing with North Macedonia for four hours on Monday.
Stormy weather to sweep in as of late Sunday
The weather in Greece is set to change as of Sunday night, starting in the west, and spreading to the central and eastern mainland, the Cyclades islands and Crete and, lastly, the Eastern Aegean and Dodecanese Islands.
The bad weather will be accompanied by near-gale-force winds of up to 8 Beaufort and possibly hail.
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Ministerial inquiry into employment status of father from Amish-like family
Interior Minister Niki Kerameos requested on Monday an investigation into the employment status of the 45-year-old father from the "early Christian" family living in a makeshift dwelling in the mountainous region of Corinthia, Peloponnese.
Thessaly farmers decide to lift roadblock, ask for a meeting with PM
Thessaly farmers announced on Wednesday their decision to lift a tractor roadblock but underlined they remain unsatisfied and request a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Highways blocked as farmers escalate protests
The national highway connecting the northern port city of Thessaloniki to Moudania, Halkidiki will remain closed until 8 p.m. on Sunday as farmers escalate their protests.
Farmers initiated the blockade around 1.30 p.m. at the Moudania junction, blocking both directions of the highway.
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Farmers continue to escalate protests
Protesting farmers have continued to mobilize across the country ahead of a meeting with the prime minister in Athens on Tuesday.
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Hundreds of farmers roll into Thessaloniki as protests intensify
Hundreds of farmers with 300 tractors are expected to meet Thursday in central Thessaloniki, near the iconic White Tower, to line up at the entrance to the Agrotica exhibition, to press demands for greater support of the farming sector.
Missing farmer in western Greece crushed by tractor
A 65-year-old farmer missing since Wednesday in western Greece was found dead on Thursday, crushed by his tractor, state-run broadcaster ERT reported.
Infrastructure Min hails progress on E65 highway construction
Progress in construction work for the Central Greece Motorway (E65), connecting Macedonia with southern Greece through western Thessaly and Fthiotida in Central Greece, is "excellent," Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras said on Monday, during an on-site inspection.