Farmers on Lesvos are stepping up their mobilizations.

Farmers on Lesvos are escalating their mobilizations, with the blockade of the port of Mytilene already causing chain reactions in critical sectors of the local economy, such as tourism. As of the morning of Wednesday, April 15, ferry routes connecting Mytilene with the opposite Anatolian coasts were suspended due to the ongoing mobilization at the port. At the same time, by decision of the Regional Council, the regional governor ordered the Port Authority of Mytilene "to open the port of Mytilene for all dairy and derivative products." Call for reinforcement of mobilizations The Federation of Agricultural Unions of Lesvos, which organized the mobilizations, calls on farmers and livestock breeders to reinforce the blockade at the port, while it has announced a new island-wide mobilization for Thursday, April 16. As stated in the announcement, "we are fighting for survival and demand an immediate solution to the impasse that the government's intransigence has led us to." The main ...