Greek farmers have intensified widespread protests, causing nationwide disruptions with tractor blockades on highways and airports, stemming from delayed EU subsidies and a corruption scandal involving manipulated ownership records.Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appealed for dialogue and promised the disbursement of €3.7 billion in EU subsidies later in December, despite his government spokesman, Pavlos Marinakis, calling some protesters "bandits and criminals."The farmers also demand compensation for over 400,000 culled animals due to a sheep and goat pox epidemic that risks feta cheese shortages, while a Supreme Court prosecutor ordered criminal investigations against those involved in violence and blockades, which have postponed 20 cancer surgeries.