Tension prevailed today between farmers and the police in Saltyas the Authorities seem determined not to allow the farmers to close the National Road.

Head of the MAT forcea cage of which closed the access of the farmers to the national road, orwhen the police director Giorgos Dizeswho clashed with the protestors, according to the gegonota.news.

Farmers “came down” with agricultural machinery, and their strength may not be strong, but the trade unionists of Almyros are considered among the most powerful in Thessaly.

They did not seem surprised by the “block” that the police set up to prevent their own block on the National Highway and the scene took place in front of the church of Agios Tryfons, where police forces from Magnesia, Trikala and Karditsa had lined up.

The farmers are expected to decide to escalate the mobilizations in a meeting that they will have today to determine their next moves.

The farmers have decided to remain at the blockades in Karditsa, while they will again attempt to close the National Highway (E65). Already, since yesterday, they have been announcing that starting today there will be stronger and more active blockades.

Two more blocks were added to Larissaone in Zarkos on the road Larisa – Trikala and one on the road Larisa – Volos on the old national road in the area of Rice millaccording to the SKAI reporter, Panos Garoufallias.

At Platykampos Junction, farmers demand a meeting with the prime minister and leave open the possibility of escalation with road blockades.

“We will seek a meeting with the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis,” the representative of the Vamvakos Interprofessional Committee, Giorgos Karaiskos, said from the Platykampos hub, according to larissanet.gr.

Mr. Karaiskos mentioned that the block will be reinforced on Friday with new tractors from the neighboring areaswhile on Monday a panthessal committee will seek a meeting with the prime minister.

And in Epanomi in Thessaloniki, farmers are mobilizingwho on Friday will move towards the airport hub with the aim of blocking it, as SKAI reporter Elena Helvatzoglou reports.

Yesterday afternoon they started gathering again at the junction of the E65 in Karditsa and after their removal.

Agricultural vehicles remained lined up at the entrances and exits from noon and on the spot traffic on the provincial network was carried out through temporary traffic arrangements. At the points leading up the E65 there were police vehicles as well as strong police forces.

Yesterday’s mobilizations of farmers, who demand compensations for the damages suffered by their properties after the bad weather were episodic.

Particularly, tension, pushing and disapproval occurred in Larissa and Karditsa with farmers wanting to block the E65 highway and the National Highway with tractors and stop traffic with the police trying to stop them. The farmers, however, broke through the police cordon and walked up the highway. Bloodshed flared when police forces repelled the farmers using chemicals.

Because of the mobilizations they exist modifications to the traffic by removing the diversion at the Anavras junction and at the suburban junctionwhile the ban on entering and exiting the Karditsa interchange will continue to apply from both sides.