Taxi drivers in Attica and throughout the Greece are proceeding with new strikes escalating their protest and demanding the satisfaction of a series of their demands.
Taxi drivers in Athens and Attica will be on a 3-day strike from Tuesday until Thursday, February 17-19. Usually these strikes start at 6 a.m. on the first day and end at 6 a.m. on the following day of the last day, in this case at 6 a.m. on Friday, February 20, 2026.
Taxi drivers in other parts of the country will be on strike on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 17-18.
According to the president of taxi union SATA, Thymios Lymberopoulos, when the relevant government bill is submitted to the Parliament, taxi drivers will discuss declaring a permanent strike, media reported on Monday.
Taxi drivers have held a series of strikes since late spring last year, mainly opposing the obligation to use electric cars from January 1, 2026. they also demand to be allowed to use the special traffic lanes (bus lanes), while they oppose the entrance of multinational companies in the sector which they describe as “unfair competition”.
The government appears not willing to satisfy any of the demands and Lymperopoulos said that “strikes are the only way to resist.”
