▶️ Greek Fishermen Are Staging Protests at the Ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki over Soaring Fuel Costs, the ERT-News Broadcaster Reports
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Fishermen across Greece have launched widespread protests in response to rising fuel costs, dolphin damage to nets, losses due to phytoplankton, and insufficient government support. Türkiye has also been affected by these protests, with Turkish fish carriers being prevented from entering Thessaloniki.
▶️ Greek fishermen are staging protests at the ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki over soaring fuel costs, the ERT-news broadcaster reports
Protesters have blocked entry gates, demanding fuel price relief and an immediate ship-scrapping program with compensation for decommissioning older vessels.Video: TASS/Reuters/Anadolu...
Fishermen in Greece are protesting at the ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki over rising fuel prices and other problems facing the sector.
The country's fishermen are in despair over the unaffordable price of marine fuel, which has tripled in price in less than a year. Trawlers filled the ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki with the central slogan "save fishing from the extremely expensive fuel" as fishermen fight for survival. The Prime Minister stated that measures for fishermen are being considered.
Fishermen have blocked the E1 gate in Piraeus and the fish market in Thessaloniki, protesting the increased cost of fuel. “Oil has risen 3-3.5 times above the price in February before the start of the war in the Middle East,” said Evangelos Arapakis, president of the Professional Fishing Trawlers Association “The Aegean”. They say they will escalate ... More www.ertnews.gr
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