Greek Promachonas and Nymphaea Road Borders Now Open to Travelers

By admin 19 Απριλίου 2021 No comment

Greek National Public Health Organization’s (EODY) crew is conducting COVID-19 tests to travelers at the Promahonas checkpoint. Archive photo: @EODY Travelers can now enter Greece through the road border points at Promachonas and Nymphaea, after a relevant ministerial decision went into effect on Monday allowing post-Covid-19 movement. More specifically, road travelers to

TRAINOSE Invests €70 Million in 2020 Despite Covid-19

By admin 8 Φεβρουαρίου 2021 No comment

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Greece’s railway service operator TRAINOSE in 2020 invested 70 million euros to upgrade its infrastructure and develop new services, despite the severe drop in passenger traffic caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In an announcement, TRAINOSE said its 2020 investment program included the upgrade of its facilities in Thessaloniki, the reconstruction of the first

Greece Launches Updated Road Safety Action Plan

By admin 4 Φεβρουαρίου 2021 No comment

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Road safety is at the center of a national plan budgeted at 450 million euros, presented on Wednesday at the Hellenic Motor Museum by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The ambitious program, to be financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB), includes an updated legal framework, revised driver testing requirements, […]

ETC and Eurail Launch Award to Recognise Best Rail Tourism Campaigns

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The European Travel Commission (ETC) and Eurail have launched a joint award competition for the Best European Rail Tourism Campaign 2021, as part of the European Year of Rail (EYR) initiative that kicked off on January 1. The award will be given to the marketing campaigns that best promote rail travel as a sustainable tourism […]

EU Revises Rail Rules, Strengthens Passenger Rights

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2021 European Year of Rail – Illustration of commuters at the railway station of Karlsruhe, Germany. © European Union 2020 – Source : EP The European Council announced this week that it had revised a set of regulations covering EU rail rules with the aim of securing passenger rights including facilitating accessibility for people with […]

Commission Approves Works on Central Greece E65 Highway

By admin 19 Ιανουαρίου 2021 No comment

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The E65 motorway in Central Greece. Photo source: GEK Terna The European Commission gave the Greek Infrastructure and Transport Ministry the go-ahead to proceed with the construction of a road network linking the town of Trikala with the main Egnatia Motorway budgeted at 442 million euros. The northern section of the Central Greece motorway known […]

Greece Receives First High-speed Passenger Train

By admin 18 Ιανουαρίου 2021 No comment

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The ETR470 Pendolino train on its way to Greece. Photo source: Alstom Trainose recently welcomed Greece’s first high-speed electrified passenger train expected to conduct the Athens – Thessaloniki itinerary in less than four hours. The high -speed train (referred to as Silver Arrow or White Arrow) will undergo its first tests during the last week […]

Greece to Welcome the First of Five High-speed Trains

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Greece is set to welcome the first of five high-speed electrified passenger trains on January 18, announced train operator Trainose. Trainose said the country’s first “Silver Arrow” will travel with passengers from Athens to Thessaloniki on March 25, Greek Independence Day, marking the 200-year bicentennial since the Greek 1821 Revolution. According to

EU: 2021 is the European Year of Rail

By admin 5 Ιανουαρίου 2021 No comment

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The European Commission, on January 1 launched the European Year of Rail 2021, with the aim to highlight the benefits of rail as a sustainable, smart and safe means of transport. A variety of activities will put rail in the spotlight throughout 2021 across the continent, to encourage the use of rail by both citizens […]

Greek Tour Bus Professionals Can Apply for Covid-19 Support

By admin 30 Δεκεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Greek tourism enterprises operating buses are eligible for a total of 21,007,300 euros in relief aid to cover Covid-19-related losses following the publication of the decision in the Official Government Gazette on Tuesday. The funds will be allocated to Greek tourism enterprises employing public service tourist buses, open type urban city tourist coaches, as