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PM to meet farmers if blockades are lifted; date to be finalized Friday
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' meeting with farmer representatives will reportedly take place on Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning after his return from Belgrade, provided they lift their roadblocks on the national highway network. The date is expected to be finalized on Friday.
PM willing to meet farmers on Monday, gov’t spokesman says
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis "is willing to meet [the protesting farmers] on Monday," provided they lift their road blocks on the national highway network, government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said on Thursday.
Gov’t rejects blackmail by irate farmers
As farmers announced an escalation of mobilizations on Tuesday, including blockades on the country's highways and a possible march to Athens next week, government sources said the window of a possible meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is still open on the condition that it will take place with open roads and without disrupting transport and the economy.
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Greece’s multidimensional reforms: Will they work?
From healthcare to education, from overhauling the judiciary to cracking down on tax evasion, the Greek government is undertaking a reform program to set Greece on a solid foundation for the future. The question is: Will it succeed?
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Is the return of the Parthenon Sculptures all but inevitable?
While no major news on the Parthenon Sculptures has emerged since British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's infamous snub of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in late last year, the incident reinvigorated the debate around the return of the Sculptures to their home in Athens.
Farmers unsatisfied with government measures
Representatives of protesting farmers on Monday said that they are unhappy with the government's proposals on addressing their various issues and will announce how their protests will proceed on Tuesday.
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In London, the return of the Parthenon Sculptures seems all but inevitable
LONDON - On a cold January morning, Room 18 of the British Museum was bustling with energy as the crowd was marveling at the astonishing collection of Greek sculptures adorning its walls. Amidst the deferential excitement, it was impossible not to discern a murmur among the audience.
Mitsotakis says farmers’ problems need to be resolved
Protesting farmers are not a "front" the government has to face but their problems do need to be addressed, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said.
Farmers dump produce in Thessaloniki and promise to escalate protests
Farmers dumped chestnuts and apples on the pavement outside an agricultural fair in Thessaloniki on Saturday and promised to escalate protests after a Tuesday meeting.
Those who did the dumping outside annual Agrotica trade fair were from the Thessaly region, who came on buses to join their colleagues from the north who had come with their tractors Friday.
‘Consensus’ offer made to angry farmers
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a package of measures on Friday to further support farmers, aiming to end escalating agricultural mobilizations and roadblocks.
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