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Chrysochoidis on MEGA: The Hub Cannot Solve the Kifisos Problem, but Phone Scammers Will Be Arrested
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Chrysochoidis on MEGA: The Hub Cannot Solve the Kifisos Problem, but Phone Scammers Will Be Arrested

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Greece has launched the Traffic Police’s Hub operation to coordinate motorcyclists and use live data from 24 sources to improve traffic flow on Attica’s main roads.
  • Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis said the Kifisos congestion problem requires long-term infrastructure projects, while the new system aims to improve peak-hour travel times by 25% to 30%.
  • He described phone scams as an epidemic, particularly targeting older people, and said police would establish permanent structures to tackle increasingly international networks.

Michalis Chrysochoidis drew a clear line between technology that can ease traffic and infrastructure that Athens still needs. Speaking on MEGA, Greece’s citizen protection minister said the new Traffic Police initiative known as the Hub could improve traffic flow, but could not solve the long-term problems of Kifisos.

The Hub coordinates motorcyclists from a control center receiving live information from 24 sources. Officials aim to improve traffic flow on Attica’s main roads and achieve a 25% to 30% saving in travel time during peak hours. Chrysochoidis said the system combines personnel, machines and technology, giving authorities a live picture of traffic across Attica and allowing them to respond as conditions change.

The Hub cannot solve the problem of Kifisos.

— Michalis ChrysochoidisHe said the new traffic operation could improve flow but that Kifisos required long-term infrastructure projects.

The minister also focused on phone scams, calling them an “epidemic” that mainly deceives older people. He said criminal groups have created operational call centers to extract money, property and jewelry illegally. Police have already made major arrests, including operations involving the FBI and Attica Security, but he argued that permanent police structures and a lasting operational policy are needed because the networks continue to multiply.

The target is to achieve a 25% to 30% gain in time.

— Michalis ChrysochoidisHe described the intended improvement during peak traffic hours.

Chrysochoidis said the fraud networks increasingly operate across borders, citing call centers in Albania and North Macedonia and transnational teams working together. “We will arrest them all,” he said, while acknowledging that a permanent structure is needed to end the problem.

Asked about former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, Chrysochoidis said he would comment further if a Samaras party emerged. On Alexis Tsipras’ appearance at the Thessaloniki International Fair, he said Greece needed real growth and higher productivity rather than benefits and billion-euro promises that do not match the economy’s capabilities.

They will all be arrested.

— Michalis ChrysochoidisHe pledged continued police action against phone-scam networks.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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