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The Athens-Thessaloniki train route will resume its entire service as of December 15,2023, Infrastructure & Transport Minister Christos Staikouras said at the 7th Thessaloniki Summit on Monday. A segment of the train route had been recently damaged by storm ‘Daniel’ and has since been serviced by bus. Minister Staikouras said …

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The US Embassy in Greece has alerted American citizens about the planned demonstrations in Athens and Thessaloniki on November 17, 2023 Demonstrations in the two above mentioned cities as well as in other cities and towns across the country take place in order to commemorate the Athens Polytechnic University studenta’ …

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Αll rail routes in the section Thessaloniki – Larissa – Thessaloniki will resume after the damage cause by the floods in September has been repaired and the railway line has been handed over by the infrastructure manager, the OSE. It is noted that the timetable of the Suburban Larissa – …

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Ferries and ships remain docked in several parts of Greece on Saturday, November 4, due to gale-force southern winds and the sailing ban imposed by the Maritime Ministry. Departure of ferries from the port of Piraeus is allowed, with the exception of the “Champion Jet” on Piraeus-Santorini route. Prohibited has …

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Τhere was some chaos at the international airport of Athens “Eleftherios Venizelos” at noon on Thursday, when the passport control machines stopped working. Passengers formed very long queues and tension at times was high. Affected were passport control machines at the arrivals and for travelers reportedly from non-Schengen countries. According …

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The ‘epidemic” of bedbugs have arrived in Greece too and forced the closure of a wing in a seaside hotel in capital Athens. The bedbugs were recently discovered by hotel cleaners. The news was revealed by Giorgos Hotzoglou, the president of the food and tourism workers on Wednesday. Speaking to …

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Traffic restrictions in central Athens, in an area known as the “daktylios” (ring), will resume on Monday, October 16, and will stay in effect until Friday, July 19, 2024, the transport ministry announced on Sunday. From Mondays through Thursdays (7 a.m.-8 p.m.) and on Fridays (7 a.m.-3 p.m.) cars will …

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The US Embassy in Greece has issued a notice to American citizens alerting them over planned pro-Palestinian rallies in Athens and Thessaloniki on Friday and Saturday, October 13-14, 2023. A demonstration at Eleftherias Park in Athens on Friday at 6 p.m., with intentions to march to the Israeli Embassy in …

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The Natural Environment and Climate Change Organization has decided to close the Samaria Gorge on the island of Crete on Friday, September 29, 2023 after taking into account the meteorological forecast for rainfalls in the Gorge and the wider area. The decision has been reportedly taken for the safety of …

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The Thessaly Water Directorate announced on Thursday a temporary swimming ban for all coasts of the Magnesia and Larissa regions, central Greece, excluding the beaches in Northern Sporades, after the floods caused by the deadly storm Daniel. The announcement stated that sampling to verify the suitability of the waters for …

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The flooded part of Athens-Thessaloniki highway opened again to traffic at 5:15 p.m. on Friday, September 15 and thus for private cars and vehicles weighing up to 3.5 tons. The flooded part of the highway was closed to traffic since Saturday, September 9, 2023. Traffic will be conducted from the …

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Athens-Thessaloniki highway remains closed at the height of flooded Thessaly in Central Greece also on Thursday, September 14, 2023, due to flood water and mud. Authorities suggest the highway may open to traffic on upcoming Saturday or maybe on Sunday, September 16-17. Essentially, Greece is cut in two, since the …

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Ferries remain docked on Wednesday, September 13, due to a 24-strike launched by the Panhellenic Seamen Federation in solidarity with the family of 36-year-old Antonis who was killed by colleagues on the Blue Horizon ferry a week ago. The Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) issued a statement decrying the incident and …

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A large part of the Athens-Thessaloniki highway remains under water in areas of central Greece with the floods to have ‘cut’ the country into two. The highway remains closed also on September 13-14, 2023 even though a part of Trikala-Larissa opened on Wednesday. The National Highway Athens-Thessaloniki has turned into …

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Ferries remain docked at the port of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrion on Monday, September 11, due to strong winds in the Aegean Sea reaching 8 to 9 Beaufort locally. Closed is also the Rio-Antirio line. The morning itinerary Volos-Sporades was reportedly canceled on Monday morning. Itineraries in the Saronic Gulf …

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Traffic on Athens-Thessaloniki highway has been disrupted due to flooding in Central Greece that lead to the closure of roads in a number of sections on the motorway between the two cities. Due to an increased volume of water on the highway, police ordered the closure to traffic of the …

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Storm Daniel caused damages to the railway network in Central Greece, with 50 km of railway track and signalling from Domokos to Krannonas stations in Central Greece have been damaged in storm Daniel. Managing director of network managing company OSE, Panagiotis Terzakis, told state-run news agency amna,that the damages caused …

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Traffic on the Lamia-Katerini highway, in the direction of Thessaloniki, has been restored while traffic from Katerini to Lamia, in the direction of Athens, is carried out only in the left lane. The Greek police called on drivers to avoid unnecessary travel both on the national road network and on …

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Passengers for flights headed to UK or whose flight crossed UK space faced cancellations or delays of several hours Monday due to what Britain’s National Air Traffic Service (NATS) said was a technical issue that it had identified and remedied by late afternoon Monday. Holidaymakers returning from Greece, Israel, Portugal, …

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The Samaria Gorge opens again for visitors on Thursday, August 24, 2023. and thus without a responsible statement about crossing the path on visitor’s own responsibility. The decision was revoked due to fierce reactions. The Natural Environment and Climate Change Organization (OFYPECA) revoked that visitors would have to sign a …

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