Taxi drivers in Attica, the metropolitan region of Greece, will launch a 24-hour strike starting Tuesday, from 6 a.m. until 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to Ekathimerini.
The strike is organized by the SATA taxi drivers’ union. Their main demand is to retain the right for taxis to use bus lanes, a provision that was initially included in the draft of the new Highway Code. However, newly appointed Deputy Transport Minister Konstantinos Kyranakis has suggested that the government may remove this privilege for taxis.
As part of the protest, taxi drivers will stage a demonstration with their vehicles at the intersection of Spyrou Patsi Street and Athinon Avenue on Tuesday morning. The union warns that if the new rules ban taxis—even those with passengers—from using bus lanes, violators could face a €200 fine, a one-month license suspension, and five penalty points. Violations will be recorded using cameras installed on city buses. Accumulating 25 points within two years could result in the revocation of a driver’s license.
On April 9, Greece experienced a nationwide strike, during which ferries remained docked, flights were canceled, and public transportation operated on a limited basis. In late March, all flights in Belgium were grounded due to a large-scale strike against a planned pension reform by the new government.
