Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras launched a vocal defence of the plan in parliament, saying that the country had no choice but to reform a pension system which had created chronic deficits and would collapse if left unchanged.

Larissa has recently constructed "ThesGala" milk vending machines, that supports farmers and have cut out the need for a middleman leading to price reductions, as reported by Reuters.

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.