In late 2025, Greece found itself at the center of one of its most intense domestic disputes in years; a widespread protest movement by farmers and agricultural workers demanding urgent government action on economic issues that threaten their livelihoods. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis publicly stated that his administration is “open to dialogue” with the protesters

Greece is experiencing one of its most drawn‑out and disruptive farmers’ protests in years. Across the country, agricultural producers have been blocking roads and highways, demanding solutions to deep‑rooted economic issues that threaten their livelihoods. In late December 2025, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis publicly reiterated the government’s willingness to enter into dialogue with the farmers;