Cretan farmers and agricultural producers distributed vegetables and fruit for free to motorists at the Afidnes toll booth on the Athens – Thessaloniki national highway. The farmers were reacting to the new bill on Open Air markets and selling from stalls.

A new day is dawning for Greece's traditional open air markets, known as laikes agores, as their operational regulations are changing after the decision by the development ministry to enforce OECD rules to enhance competition and transparency.