Greece
Greece
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...
Greece
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...
Greece
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...
Crime
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...
Greece
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...
Economy
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,...
Greece
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...
Business
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...
Crime
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...
Greece
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...
Greece
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...
Economy
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...
Greece
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...
Economy
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...
Economy
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....