Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis crossed swords in Parliament on Tuesday night for the first time since the latter took over as conservative chief.

Archaeologists excavating the site of Ancient Aptera in Chania, Crete, on Tuesday announced the discovery of two small yet spectacular statues depicting the gods Artemis and Apollo.

Farmers insist on blocking roads reacting to the new pension plan. National highways will remain closed at blocks from noon until 2 pm and from 6 pm until 9 pm. Moreover, flee markets will not be open today and tomorrow.

In Europe, the Czech and Slovakian prime ministers condemned Greece’s inability to prevent hundreds of thousands of refugees from moving onwards to northern European countries.