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Mitsotakis Warns of Hard Bargaining on EU Budget, Says No 'Magic European Solutions' on Energy
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has warned that Greece will not accept cuts to EU farm and cohesion funding, that he can't promise a budget deal by December, and that Europe should not expect a rescue on energy prices, only more room for countries to spend. Speaking after the two-day EU summit, Mr. Mitsotakis said the talks made clear farm and cohesion policy must be protected at least at the amounts the European Commission proposed, a position 15 other countries share. Compromises will still be needed, he said, so long as the richest countries are not overburdened. He said he hopes for