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Traffic is Turning Athens into a Huge Parking Lot

The volume of traffic in Athens was always a pain for residents and visitors alike, but since the lifting of the coronavirus restrictions, moving around the Greek capital at all has become a nightmare. Since early September, Athenians have spent...

Greece Mulls Tolls for Athens Center to Ease Traffic Congestion

Greece is considering imposing tolls for vehicles in the center of Athens to combat traffic congestion, a government minister revealed on Monday. Authorities are particularly alarmed by the increase in traffic throughout the Greek capital, which at times seems like...

Athenians Head Out of Capital Before Second Lockdown Begins

As many most likely expected, there was a bit of a coronavirus exodus out of the Greek capital on Friday, with a great deal of the public apparently desiring to head back to the family village to wait out...

Coronavirus: Greece Mulls Ban on Car Travel Over Orthodox Easter Weekend

The Greek government has not ruled out new, even tougher restrictive measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic in the coming days, especially ahead of Easter, which is celebrated on April 19 this year across the Orthodox Christian world. Government spokesperson...

Athens-Lamia Highway Shuts Down Due to Heavy Snowfall

The Athens-Lamia Highway shut down completely for approximately five hours on Monday afternoon due to heavy snowfall. The highway is the main artery which connects the city of Athens with Lamia and then continues all the way north up to...

Greece First in Rate of Motorcycle Fatalities in the European Union

According to official European data released recently by Eurostat regarding fatalities caused by traffic accidents, Greece sadly stands in first place when it comes to the rate of people killed while operating motorcycles. Among all the 28 nations of the European...

Greek Government to Introduce Tax Incentives for Buying Helmets

The Greek government will introduce tax incentives to encourage motorcycle drivers to buy and use helmets, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated on Thursday, during his visit to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. When speaking to reporters at the Ministry,...

Driver Loses Control of Bus, Hitting Cars, Motorbikes in Greece's Patras; No Injuries Reported

A bus driver in the city of Patras, West Greece, lost control of his vehicle, leading to several crashes on Saturday night, but fortunately, no injuries were reported. For unknown reasons, but most likely due to a malfunction of its...

Passenger Traffic in Greek Airports On The Rise

Passenger traffic in Greek airports grew 8.4 percent in the first four months of the year, totaling 10,709,690 passengers, from the 9,880,700 passengers seen in the corresponding period last year. The figures were part of a report released by...

Greece Leads EU in Reducing Number of Fatal Road Accidents

The nation of Greece has managed to reduce the number of fatal road accidents by 45 percent between 2010 and 2018, according to the latest figures published recently by the European Transport Safety Council. This puts the country in first...