MacroPolis

The farmers’ protests dominating Greece’s national roads and border crossings have become the defining domestic challenge of this festive period for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. In a televised interview on Monday, he sought to project steadiness: no cabinet reshuffle, no retreat from fiscal discipline, and no tolerance for what he defines as tactics that paralyse the country.

Farmers’ unrest has seen thousands of tractors block national roads, with border points obstructed and supply chains disrupted. Speaking to Action24 TV, Mitsotakis acknowledged the anger but argued that the government has already offered substantial sup...