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Farmers who make BÉ-eee and farmers of the EU!

Politiko 2025-04-17 19:30:47

Farmers who make BÉ-eee and farmers of the EU!

By Lutfi Dervishi
The Albanian farmer is the silent hero of a tragicomedy that has been going on for decades.
He has no land, no market, no tractor (except for an occasional Instagram photo), no subsidies, no mechanics... But he has a big heart when it comes to voting, and a selfless spirit that would make Mother Teresa feel selfish.
In Lushnja, a wise man tells the prime minister that he works because he doesn't get a pension, that he doesn't have a mortgage, but he wishes him (and he's sincere) for a fourth and fifth term. In Korça, another farmer is cutting apples because he can't sell them, but he will vote for the ruling party because it has made many reforms...
Meanwhile, in Paris, Brussels and Berlin, European farmers who have it all: land, market, tractor with Bluetooth and subsidy with QR code, as soon as someone tries to take a cent from their aid, throw the tractors on the highway, take the silage to the gates of the EU and force the Commission to retreat like a cat when shown a spoon.
Epilogue? The EU budget is a grocery list where the first line is "Farmers". While here, they wouldn't even promise...
In conclusion: the Albanian farmer, this epic creature between Samson and Don Quixote, has no resemblance to his European colleagues. Especially for the fact that he has something that they never have: the patience to survive in a country that calls him a "pillar of the economy", but treats him like a septic tank.
May God bless it... and maybe one day, even subsidize it.

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