ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister on Monday ruled out further concessions to protesting farmers on the eve of a rally scheduled to bring tractors to central Athens.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed hope that Tuesday’s protests in the capital would mark the end of weeks of unrest for Greek farmers, who, like elsewhere in Europe, are angry over high production costs. did.
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“We have nothing more (concessions) to offer,” he told Private Star TV. “I think farmers realize that.”
Supporters of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens, Greece, May 19, 2023.Reuters/Arkis Constantinidis (Reuters/Arkis Constantinidis)
After meeting with Mitsotakis last week, representatives of farmers’ organizations across the country rejected the government’s proposed relief package as insufficient.
As well as driving tractors to a rally outside parliament on Tuesday, they plan to block intersections on major roads, ports and border roads.
Greek police warned on Monday that a farmers’ rally in Athens could shut down large parts of the city and disrupt public transport.
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So far, farmers have refrained from causing major transport disruptions, despite sporadic closures of mainly secondary roads in recent weeks.
