Protesting Greek Farmers Blocking Major Highways

Source from:  AP 01/29/2010

A farmer walks past snow-dusted tractors and tobacco leaves at the Promahonas border crossing with Bulgaria in northern Greece on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Protesting Greek farmers have been blocking major highways and border crossings since Jan. 15, to press the center-left government for payment of delayed subsidies and new state aid. Farmers decided Wednesday to open the Promahonas crossing due to bad weather, but have vowed to keep up their protests, which have severely hampered trade and road transport across the country. The government has ruled out extra aid, citing Greece's debt crisis. Enditem