Greece

We are giving a hard negotiation battle. The aim is not the completion of the review on whatever conditions as main opposition New Democracy urged us to do and as it did when it was head of government, stated...

While visiting the coastal town of Kalamata in the southern Peloponnese on Sunday, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis promised that a highway from Corinth to Kalamata via Tripoli, as well as a branch connecting Lefktro and Sparti, will...

In an interview with ANA-MPA, Infrastructures, Greek Transport and Networks Minister; Christos Spirtzis spoke about three draft bills for public works and public contracts. Spirtzis said he is firmly against the privatisation of public transport. "This will not happen" he noted adding that...

The Greek Army has been deployed on the Attiki Odos, the major highway of Athens, in order to help free the thousands of motorists who have been stuck in their cars for hours due to heavy snow. The mission to...

One of the pre-election pledges of Greece's new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was that his administration would enforce the anti-smoking laws already in existence in Greece. The nation's first legislation concerning the curbing of smoking went into effect on July...

Five months since Greek premier Alexis Tsipras unveiled the Thessaloniki Metro, the four carriages which will make up the first train arrived on Wednesday. "Today is a historic day for Thessaloniki and also a vindication for those of us that...

Thanos Vourdas, the general secretary of Greece's infrastructure and transport ministry, announced on Monday that the first express electric train service which will take passengers from Athens to Thessaloniki in under four hours will be launched next Monday, May...

Flooding from the winter storm "Oceanis" killed one person and extensive damage was recorded on bridges and roads in Crete as the extreme weather which began on Sunday continued to pummel the Greek island. The body of a 61-year-old farmer...

House Speaker Nikos Voutsis announced today that out of the 37.7 million euros collected for emergency aid to the victims of the deadly East Attica fires in July, not one euro has been disbursed four months later. The issue was discussed...

One of the major public transport options in Athens, the tram, will be operating an abbreviated itinerary for an indefinite period as a result of drainage works to be performed along the tram's route. Specifically, the tram will not operate...

An amendment of the Highway Code passed by the Greek Government, will require drivers over 74-years-old to undergo a driving test in order to keep their licence. The decision taken by Christos Spirtzis, Minister of Transport, includes a driving test...

The new members of the Greek government were sworn in on Wednesday afternoon, in a ceremony held in the presence of President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. On Tuesday, Tsipras reshuffled his cabinet ahead of a keynote economy...

Greece's premier Alexis Tsipras announced a reshuffle of his government in an effort to reverse the tide as his SYRIZA party lags well behind conservative New Democracy in opinion polls. The reshuffle included 13 new faces, but there were no...

The Greek government will pay out the emergency relief subsidy to fire victims as quickly as possible, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis said. The one-off benefit is available to people and businesses that sustained damage in the destructive fires...

"All building permits in Mati will be checked. We will tear down buildings wherever it is needed," stated Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis on Friday. Spirtzis made the statement in the aftermath of the deadly fires that literally obliterated...