Photo source: Olympia Odos SA After a series of long delays, construction on one of the country’s most dangerous highways in Greece, the 74.5km Patra – Pyrgos section of the Olympia Odos Motorway will be completed by the end of 2024 or early 2025, said Greek Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis on Thursday, during the launch of works on the […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and ACI Europe, the trade association of Europe’s airports, are urging Greece to take further steps and lift all health-related travel restrictions ahead of the summer season. In a recent letter to Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias, Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis and Interior Minister Makis Voridis, the two
Οne of the most important transport projects in Greece, the first section of Athens Metro Line 4, is underway aiming once completed to facilitate thousands of commuters each day. Works on the first section of the project linking Veikou Park (Alsos Veikou) with Goudi are set to begin in 2023. More specifically, the 15-stop, 13km […]
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Saturday expressed concern on the impact the Russia-Ukraine conflict will have on Greek tourism, considering that the industry is a major nation-wide generator of income. Speaking to Mega channel on Saturday, Kikilias said that 25 percent of Greece’s GDP comes from tourism. “Right now we are waiting to see how […]
The Greek Infrastructure Ministry announced this week that it will soon be launching the country’s largest-ever railway overhaul budgeted at 4 billion euros. The ministry is set to announce the start of competitions for six next-generation railway projects to be carried out in collaboration with operator Ergose aimed at upgrading the commercial and strategic role […]
Greek journalist Ilias Bellos, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias, Athens International Airport (AIA) CEO Yiannis Paraschis and TEMES SA Chairman Achilles Constantakopoulos. Greece is setting ambitious goals hoping to become a leader in sustainable tourism development, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias during the 1st Athens ESG & Climate Crisis Summit by
Athens, Greece. Photo source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas Starting on October 25, entrance into a defined area in the center of Athens will be allowed to certain vehicles based on an odd/even traffic regulation system dubbed the “green daktylios”. Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis announced the reinstatement of the decades-old system which, he said, will for the
The restored bridge of Plaka in Epirus. Photo source: Ministry of Culture Greece will receive a Europa Nostra award for the restoration of the historic Plaka bridge in Epirus, during a ceremony to be held in Tzoumerka on Saturday, October 2. The event follows the announcement of the European Heritage Awards 2021, the EU initiative […]
Greek Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Kostas Karamanlis. Greek Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Kostas Karamanlis recently announced that the government was going ahead with a number of projects to improve Greece’s railway network. Projects include the connection of the network with six of the country’s major ports. Speaking during an event to welcome the
Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis visited Piraeus’ metro station under construction. Three new stations of the Athens metro (blue) line 3 will open to commuters by the summer of 2022, according to Greek Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis. According to the minister, 90 percent of construction work has been completed – ahead of schedule – with the […]


















