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PM faces new challenges as public sides with farmers, Tsipras questions recovery The parliamentary debate over next year’s budget is due to conclude with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis intervention this Tuesday. His comments will be made against the backdrop of an ongoing protest by farmers, which seems to have significant public support, and the questioning of Greece’s recovery under the New Democracy administration by former PM Alexis Tsipras, who may emerge as Mitsotakis’s main rival in the months ahead.
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Farmers' demands and govt red lines keep Greece in deadlock The confrontation between Greece’s government and protesting farmers remains unresolved, with both sides hardening their positions.
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Eurogroup presidency hailed as pinnacle of recovery as OPEKEPE hearings descend into turmoil The election of Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis as president of the Eurogroup has been welcomed by forces across the political spectrum in Greece as the final recognition of the country’s comeback from the financial crisis.
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Pressure from government MPs pushes PM towards resolution with farmers New Democracy lawmakers are demanding more action from the leadership to address the demands of farmers who have turned against the government in rural constituencies. Feeling the heat from among its own ranks as well as escalating protests across the country, the PM’s office looks set to attempt a resolution over the coming days.
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Farmers anger resonates with public as government struggles to resolve dispute As the government struggles to contain the farmers’ mobilisation, which is seen as highly challenging to resolve, a new opinion poll has indicated that there is deep public sympathy for farmers.
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Farmers’ protests escalate as political veterans express concerns about democracy The stand-off between Greece’s government and protesting farmers intensified on Monday after demonstrators forced the closure of Iraklio airport in Crete, a dramatic escalation that underscored the depth of rural anger and placed fresh pressure on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s administration.
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PM’s rivals rally to farmers’ cause as protests continue across country The confrontation between Greece’s government and protesting farmers has become the dominant theme of the domestic political agenda, exposing cracks within the ruling party and offering fertile ground for opposition manoeuvring.
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Farmers’ fury grows as government scrambles for response Greece’s farmers are intensifying their mobilisation, choking highways and border crossings with tractors as anger over subsidies and systemic dysfunction boils over, prompting the government to search for ways to quell the protests.
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Farmers dig in as clashes and political tension escalate Greece’s farmers have turned simmering frustration into a full‑blown confrontation with the government, blocking highways, clashing with police and demanding immediate payment of subsidies and compensation.
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Government pins hopes on payments, OPEKEPE shake-up to stem farmers’ protests Government ministers say they are confident overdue payments will hit farmers’ bank accounts in time to call off disruptive protests planned for the coming week, while they hope to have the payments system tidied up by the end of the year.