24 greeks in Athens and Thessaloniki were arrested in the action, done together with Interpol. Among them is one archimandrite.

The striking farmers have another meeting with the minister of agricultural development Sotiris Hadzigakis today at 06:00 pm. The two sides should settle on how the promised by the government 620 million Euros will be distributed.

“Moving from one country to another is no longer a doomsday decision,” says Ioanna Laliotou, history and social anthropology professor in the Thessaly University in Volos and author of the book “Transatlantic Subjects: Acts of Migration and Cultures of Transnationalism between Greece and America” gave an interview for Maria Spassova.

Farmers from Promahon, Tembi, and Nikea will not attent the meeting.

Bulgaria sent a protesting note to the Greek embassy because of the blockade of the border stations. There are huge lines at both sides of the borders.

Skopje will present its claim on July 20th 2009 and Athens will respond on January 20th 2010.

The army service in the Greek army will be reduced to 9 months for the land forces and the service in the navy and air force could be cancelled.