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Protesting Greek farmers blocked the E-79 main road close to the Promachonas – Kulata border checkpoint with Bulgaria, public broadcaster Bulgarian National Radio reported on January 31. This is the […]
Protesting Greek farmers intend further temporary blockages of border checkpoints with Bulgaria, reports on January 30 said. Each shutdown is planned to last for about 30 minutes, according to a […]
Greek farmers used tractors to block the Promachonas – Kulata border checkpoint with Bulgaria on January 28, public broadcaster Bulgarian National Radio reported. In spite of the stepped-up presence of […]
Turkey has threatened to cancel a migrant readmission deal with Greece after Greece’s Supreme Court rejected a request from Turkey for the extradition of eight senior servicemen who fled the […]
Greek police foiled on January 27 attempts by protesting farmers from villages near the Promachonas – Kulata checkpoint to move their tractors to block the border checkpoint between Greece and […]
Greek police and gendarmerie stopped an attempt on January 26 by protesting Greek farmers to blockade the border with Bulgaria. The main road from Thessaloniki remained closed and vehicles were […]
The situation at the Greek-Bulgarian border was being eyed with concern on January 26 as Greek farmers protesting against tax reforms in their country gathered dozens of agricultural vehicles in […]
Greek farmers protesting against tax reforms in their country have postponed a planned blockade of Bulgaria’s border, reports said on January 22, the eve of the scheduled start of the […]
Substantial snowfalls in parts of northern Greece on January 19 caused problems at the border with Bulgaria, with some checkpoints closed to lorries. The Greek regions of Central Macedonia, Eastern […]
Bulgaria’s 18 members of the European Parliament, from all parties, issued a joint statement on January 18 2017, calling on the European Commission to act a planned border blockade by […]
