(ANSA) - BELGRADE, DEC 1 - Greek farmers are protesting for a second day, blocking the Thessaloniki-Athens highway with tractors near the city of Larissa, effectively cutting off the country's transportation links. According to Kathimerini, police have ordered traffic diversions on several adjacent roads to reduce disruption. The protests were sparked by ongoing delays in allocating state agricultural subsidies, following a widespread scandal involving Opekepe, the Greek agency in charge of distributing Common Agricultural Policy funds. Last spring, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) announced that it was looking into several cases involving Greek citizens who allegedly received subsidies by declaring non-existent agricultural activities and grazing lands. Since then, the conservative Greek government, accused by the opposition of concealing the scandal, has decided to dismantle Opekepe and launch a parliamentary investigation into the matter. (ANSA).