Greece’s new Highway Code, which received Parliamentary approval in June of this year, entered fully into force after a trial period on Saturday 13th September. In an effort to reduce Greece’s poor record in traffic accidents and fatalities, it provides for substantially increased penalties for traffic offences, with severe fines and suspension of driving licences. In a new development, offences are recorded and there are increased penalties for recidivism. The authorities emphasise that the severity of the penalties are not intended as a punishment but as a tool for prevention. The main penalties for individual offences are as follows.