Christos Staikouras

A 9.5 million euro contract was signed Monday to restore Volos Port in Thessaly, which was heavily damaged by storms Daniel and Elias in September last year.

The project focuses on dredging and removing sediment to restore safe and efficient operations.

The Infrastructure and Transport Ministry bill titled "Restructuring the Railway Sector and Strengthening Transport Regulatory Bodies" was passed in principle by the parliamentary plenary with 157 votes in favor, 133 against, and one abstention.

Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Staikouras presented the projects and initiatives of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport in the Region of Crete at an event held in Rethymno on Thursday. 

Commuters have made over 600,000 trips on the new Thessaloniki Metro in just 11 days since its launch, according to Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras.

Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras, Deputy Environment and Energy Minister Alexandra Sdoukou and the founder and chief executive of Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN), Nikolas Tsakos, were among the Greek officials attending the "Greek American Issuer Day" event at the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday.

Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras will travel to Brussels on Thursday to participate in the EU Transport Council. 

Discussions will focus on passenger rights, the improvement of services for all commuters, and road safety issues, such as the legislative initiative on disqualification from driving for serious offenses. 

Thessaloniki’s transportation system entered a new era as the Thessaloniki Metro was officially inaugurated.

A publication in Süddeutsche Zeitung titled “How did the Greeks manage it?” analyzes the reasons for Greece’s economic growth in recent years, referencing the political scene and a bit of the behind-the-scenes:

Christos Staikouras spoke on Friday morning from one of the stations of the Thessaloniki Metro, which will start operating in a few days.

The TBM shaft at Veikou for the new Line 4 of the Athens Metro was visited today by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Christos Staikouras, along with the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport