Greece
Greece
Government Opens Tender Procedure for Egnatia Odos Concession
The Greek privatisation agency opened a tender procedure for a concession to run Egnatia Odos; a motorway running from west to east, in northern Greece.
The contract is part of a privatisation process launched by Greece under a multi-billion euro...
Archaeology
Italians to Walk Ancient Egnatia Road from Thessaloniki to Kavala
A group of Italian researchers and students are to walk the ancient Egnatia Odos (Egnatia Road) from Thessaloniki to Kavala, in an effort to revive the ancient thoroughfare as a hiking trail of civilization, from Durres to Constantinople.
The project...
Greece
Meeting Decides Against Giving Egnatia Highway to New Privatisation Fund
The Egnatia toll road spanning northern Greece will not be given to the new Privatisation Fund that is to be set up in Greece, a meeting held at the government's headquarters decided. The meeting, attended by ministers and Egnatia...
Economy
Hellenikon Landmark Deal and Egnatia Highway Toll Gates Tender on the Way
A senior privatization agency official of the Hellenic Republic Assets Development Fund (HRADF) said on Thursday that Greece will launch a tender for the long-term lease of the Egnatia toll road in order to unlock the country's next tranche...
Greece
Police Clear Out Protesters' Blockade on Egnatia Motorway
Greek police intervened on Thursday to remove a group of about 200 refugees and activists who were blocking both directions of Egnatia motorway -- a main road that extends from the western port of Igoumenitsa to the eastern Greek–Turkish...
Greece
New Witness of Egnatia Highway Accident Comes Forward (Video)
On Monday, a new witness of Sunday's deadly crash in northern Greece came forward to authorities. The man claims to have been a passenger in the truck that plowed into dozens of cars on the Egnatia Highway between Veria...
Greece
Who Is Responsible for the Fatal Accident on Egnatia Road?
The fatal pileup on northern Greece's Egnatia motorway has taken the lives of five people. More than 30 remain in critical condition, including two children aged 18 and 16 months. Images from the wreck have shocked Greece and raised alarming questions. What...
Greece
Baby Bear Run Over off Egnatia Highway
Yet another young bear fell victim to a traffic accident on a road leading off the Egnatia highway over the Christmas weekend. The animal conservation group Arcturos reported on Boxing Day.
The accident occurred on Christmas Day on the exit...
Greece
Frog Horde Closes Egnatia Highway
Traffic was paralysed along a highway in northern Greece for several hours Wednesday after thousands of frogs suddenly jumped onto the road, startling drivers.
Drivers along the Egnatia Highway, which runs between the northern port city of Thessaloniki to the...
Greece
Hundreds Visit Thessaloniki Metro Station in Open House Event
Hundreds of visitors flocked to the interior of the Agia Sofia metro station in Thessaloniki during an "Open House" event on Saturday.
Ancient Greece
The Must-See Ancient Greek Site of Amphipolis
The ancient Greek city of Amphipolis, one of Greece's many exceptional archaeological sites, was an Athenian colony founded in 437 BCE on the older Thracian site of Ennea Hodoi (Nine Roads). Situated between the navigable Strymon River and Mount...
Business
Thessaloniki International Fair: The History of the Region’s Biggest Event
The Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) is a commercial exhibition event of great importance in Greece and Southeastern Europe, taking place annually in Thessaloniki, Greece.
This year, the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center will host the from September 9th to September 17th. Thousands...
Culture
Discover Centuries of Greek History in Veria
Built at the foot of Mount Vermion, the Greek city of Veria was the second most important town after Aigai in the ancient Macedonian era.
It was also the third most important city of the Byzantine empire from the 11th...
Ancient Greece
Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Greece
Due to its ancient history, it should not come as a surprise that Greece boasts a rich list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Archaeology
The Palace where Alexander the Great was Born to Open for Visitors Next Summer
Greece's Ministry of Culture estimates that the palace in Pella where Alexander the Great was born will be open for visitors next summer, according to an Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) report.
When the relics of the building which was excavated...