Farmers and government edge towards dialogue after weeks of escalation

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Agriculture, New Democracy

The Greek government is hoping that the nationwide protests by farmers, which began more than a month ago and have recently escalated, could be coming to an end after representatives of the agricultural sector relented and agreed to hold talks with the authorities following the latest proposal of measures by the centre‑right administration aimed at breaking the deadlock.

For more than 40 days, tractors have lined national roads and border crossings, disrupting traffic and symbolising the farmers’ anger at rising production costs and what they see as inadequate government support. The protests intensified in recent days,...

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