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Increase in Toll Fees, Except For MPs

Toll fees have increased in Greece since Wednesday at midnight, as announced by concessionaire consortium “Nea Odos.” The increase concerns the national road network between Athens and Lamia. Drivers will have to pay 40-60% more in most toll stations between...

Defiant Former President of Greek Parliament Refuses to Pay Highway Toll (video)

Zoe Konstantopoulou; the fiery former president of the Greek parliament, has refused to pay at a highway toll in solidarity to an activist who was jailed for the same reason. Konstantopoulou; president of the parliament during the first ‘revolutionary’ six months...

New Corinth-Patras Tollway to Open in March 2017

The new Corinth-Patras motorway will be delivered in March 2016. The total toll cost from Corinth to Patras will be 11.5 euros instead of 6.40 that is today. After the completion of the motorway, the distance between Athens and Patras...

Anarchists Arrested in Connection to Vandalism of Tollbooths

According to reports by Greek authorities, on Monday police arrested 10 people in connection with the vandalism of tollbooths on the Athens-Patra highway that occurred earlier during the day. Authorities reported that two cars carrying a total of 10 people...

New Law Seeks to Prevent Toll-Free Travel by Vehicles Over 3.5 Tons on Service Roads

The Parliament plenum on Thursday passed an amendment submitted by Infrastructure, Greek Transport and Networks Minister Christos Spirtzis that will ban heavy vehicles of over 3.5 tons from using toll-free service roads running parallel to highways, instead of Greece's...

Greek Government Mulls Changing Pricing Policy for Tolls

The Greek government is considering introducing electronic tolls which will charge drivers depending on the use of the road and establishing social tariffs for tolls which will serve vulnerable groups and people living near toll stations, the Economy, Infrastructure,...

Protesters Torch Greek Motorway Toll Booth

A group of 500 anti-government demonstrators have set fire to a toll booth on a motorway east of Athens, Greece to protest a near-tripling of prices. The demonstrators on Sunday blocked the motorway, set fire to tyres and chanted slogans...

Greek Drivers to Pay 58 Euros in Tolls From Athens to Thessaloniki

An unpleasant surprise is in store for Greek drivers next year. The Greek government decided to increase, in unprecedented levels, the cost of the tolls in all motor-ways, something that's causing a headache for Greek drivers. If someone wants to drive...

Crisis Changes Habits of Drug Addicts; Death Toll Rising in Greece

The dire economic situation is changing even the 'drug game' in Athens. The financial crisis  has forced more drug users into prostitution and more dangerous drugs that cost less but kill more. Undocumented immigrants are 'recruited' by local mafia and...

Greeks Deny to Pay "Illegal" Tolls; Take Over Highways

Activists angry at rising charges for highway tolls, have occupied 19 toll stations across Greece for two hours from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m..  Potesters raised the toll bars and let vehicles pass through without paying. Tollbooths open today, Sunday, all...

Antirrio-Ioannina in Less Than 100 Minutes

Motorway 5 or 'Ionia Odos' that connects Antirrio to Mesologgi, Agrinio, Amphilohia, Arta and Ioannina in western Greece, is a long anticipated roadworks underway that will change Western Greece, Epirus and Peloponnese when completed. Ionia Odos is considered one of...

Greece Sees Increased Rail Traffic

Greek travelers who are regularly commuting on the route connecting the Greek capital of Athens to the northern port city of Thessaloniki, as of late, increasingly opt for taking the train, thus giving a significant boost to TRAINOSE. The latest...

Greek Farmers at Roadblocks Ahead of Thursday's Meeting with FinMin

Greek Farmers representatives are expected to meet with Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras on Thursday in Athens, while any crucial decisions on further protests will be taken in the next few days. Farmers told ANA-MPA that no agreement had been reached...

Many Goods and Services in Greece Go Up June 1st After Tax Hikes

Greek consumers will see the prices of many goods and services go up as of tomorrow, June 1st, when new excise taxes and VAT raises go into effect. The tax hikes and new levies are part of the bailout agreement...

Inflation up to 5.4%

Hellenic Statistics Agency report says that annual inflation rate in May rose to 5.4%, the highest level since August, 1997. The average price index in the first five months rose to 3.9% compared against forecast for 1.9% in 2010....