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Mitsotakis on the Patras–Pyrgos Highway: “We’re closing a chapter from the distant past and righting a long-standing wrong for the people of Western Greece”
The highway will officially open to traffic on Friday at noon. It is the first fully automated highway in Greece, operating exclusively with electronic tolls and self-service payment
The Prime Minister inaugurates today the 65 km of the new Patras-Pyrgos motorway
Olympia Odos now connects Patras to Pyrgos in just 45 minutes – Open to traffic from 12:00 noon on Friday, August 1, 2025
OPEKEPE: ND Stood Alone in Rejecting the Preliminary Investigation Committee – “Tricks” and a Post-Midnight Outburst in Parliament
Proposals for a preliminary investigation against Voridis and Avgenakis were rejected – Intense clashes and mass opposition walkout – The inquiry is postponed to September amid concerns about possible statute of limitations
The Parliament debate on the OPEKEPE case
Two former Ministers of Rural Development, Makis Voridis and Lefteris Avgenakis, may be referred for preliminary investigation over the OPEKEPE subsidy scandal
Kikilias: New Presidential Decree on accessibility for people with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility in coastal shipping
Ramps with a maximum inclination of 5% for the safe movement of wheelchairs, lifts with audible/visual indicators, lifts, cabins with a free turning circle and special beds are foreseen in the PD to be submitted in autumn
OPEKEPE case: ND’s proposal for an Investigative Committee passed yesterday in Parliament – Today the second act of the political clash
Focus is on the statements by former Ministers of Rural Development and Food Voridis and Avgenakis, for whom PASOK and SYRIZA–New Left request a preliminary investigation
