Farmers vote once again for the blockades

Farmers vote once again for the blockades

The tail end of the farmer protests continued to cause problems at the Greek-Bulgarian border crossing in Promachonas on Sunday, where hardline farmers voted to once more close the border post to truck traffic.

The blockade at Promachonas is the last in Serres after the road blocks at Strymonikos and Kerdyllia dispersed on Friday morning.

Only the passage of trucks is being blocked at present, with cars and buses free to cross the border in both directions.

Earlier on Sunday, in a meeting held at Tyrnavos in Larisa, farmers taking part in the 12 remaining road blocks in Thessaly and Macedonia decided to stay put until the government backed down and met their demands.

They will meet again this afternoon at Nikaia.