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Farmers block highways across Greece in protest over rising costs and EU trade deal
Farmers demand stronger state support and reject the EU-Mercosur deal as production costs in Greece are 300% higher than in Latin America, organizers said.
- Farmers in Greece escalated nationwide protests, blocking major highways and demanding stronger state support and the rejection of the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
- The proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal would create a vast free-trade zone between Europe and South American nations, but Greek farmers fear cheaper imports would harm their livelihoods.
- Vangelis Roubis, a protest organizer, said: "If this agreement goes through, Greek agriculture is finished.
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