Overview
- Dozens of farmers breached the apron at Heraklion International Airport, forcing a suspension of all flights as demonstrations over delayed EU payments escalated.
- At Chania airport, riot police used tear gas as protesters hurled rocks, smashed police vehicles and overturned a patrol car, with local reports citing two injuries.
- State TV ERT reported that protesters later allowed limited operations, including some landings at Heraklion and time-windowed departures from Chania.
- Nationwide actions continued with thousands of tractors blocking roads and disrupting freight at border crossings such as Promachonas and Kipi.
- Roughly €600 million in EU farm subsidies are on hold during an EPPO-led fraud investigation that has triggered arrests and resignations, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged blockades to end and pledged significant payments by the end of December.