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GREECE FARMERS CLASHES

Video. Clashes erupt between farmers and police in Greece amid protests over EU subsidy delays

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Farmers in Crete clashed with riot police as protests over delayed EU subsidies spread to areas near the island’s two international airports.

Farmers on the Greek island of Crete clashed with riot police on Monday as anger over delayed European Union subsidies escalated.

Demonstrators confronted officers near the Chania and Heraklion airports, throwing stones, damaging police vehicles, and overturning one after officers withdrew.

Police used tear gas as tensions flared. The unrest is part of nationwide protests that have blocked major highways since late November.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged farmers to ease their blockades, saying payments and support would be delivered by the end of December.

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