Greek farmers have clashed with police during protests in central and northern regions over the delayed payment of European Union subsidies.

Police used tear gas on Sunday as the farmers brought hundreds of tractors to block the Athens-Thessaloniki national highway near the central city of Larissa.

Officers made three arrests, police said, but the farmers managed to close the highway ahead of additional protests planned for next week.

“We will stay here until [the government] gives solutions,” local farm trade unionist Costas Tzelas told reporters.

The delay in payments comes amid investigations into a scandal in which some farmers allegedly faked land and livestock ownership to receive EU agricultural subsidies.

Greek officials say the fraudsters made more than 30 million euros ($35m

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