A truly grotesque situation with the electric buses in Greece: Only one third are in traffic because there are no chargers. Some 94 of the total 140 electric buses of the Chinese company Yutong Buus, remained parked  until the problem is solved. The electric buses from the Chinese company Yutong …

The first electric buses started to circulate on the streets of Greek capital Athens on Friday, May 17, 2024, after several delays. Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras was the first “passenger” to board such a bus and take a ride. “Today is an important day for urban transport in …

The first 140 electric buses from Chinese company Yutong may have arrived in Athens on Sunday, however, there is a major issue: their chargers are missing. The State Audit Council considers a procurement contract concerning bus chargers to contain irregularities, so for the time being the four charging stations of …

And when you think ‘you’ve seen everything’, Greece’s lenders are always good for one or two additional surprises. Electricity bills will go up by 40% and public transport fares will increase by 25%. Yes. In times of harsh austerity, where many households struggle to make ends meet and the new …

They came to Athens on Tuesday, they honked in front of the Parliament and left at noon on Wednesday. At least 6,600 farmers with over 160 tractors and agricultural machinery as well as 112 buses gathered at Syntagma Square demanding from the government to meet their demands for lower production …

With tractors, buses and private vehicles, thousands of farmers from all over Greece are descending to downtown Athens for the big protest rally scheduled on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. Initially the Ministry for Citizen’s Protection did not consent to tractors rally in the city, however, the farmers insisted and the …

Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis has rejected the farmers’ request for a protest rally with tractors and agricultural machinery scheduled to take place next week. At a meeting with farmers’ representatives on Friday, the Minister proposed that protesters use buses and private vehicles to reach the Greek capital. However, the …

A pilot application in public transport means in Athens will allow the use of bank cards and smartphones to board buses, trolley buses, the metro and the tram, in addition to tickets and passes. With the signing of a contract between OASA and the contractor of the project, a member …

For fifth consecutive day the forest fire is raging on the island of Rhodes on Saturday forcing more evacuations of villages and thre hotels. Greece’s Fire Service said the blaze was out of control, keeps expanding and moves eastwards to the Gadoura dam. Power outages as the fires fire on …

Rare pictures from the everyday life of people in Greece in 1950-1965, in hard economical times after the WWII and the Civil War and before the military  dictatorship. The Civil War was just over. The society is in a chaotic situation, trying to organize their lives, bring back normality. The …

The first Greek urban bus running on hydrogen was tested on regular schedules on Wednesday by OSY SA, which runs the buses and trolleys for the Transport for Athens (OASA Group). “The bus has been operating in the center of Athens for around a month on the cyclical route of …

Hundreds of passengers on Athens-Thessaloniki remain stranded at the Palaiofarsalo station, central Greece, in one more incident of the apparently troubled Hellenic Train company. According to λοψαλ media, some 450 passengers remain for over an hour inside the train after electric cables fell on the train. According to preliminary information, …

Greece’s umbrella unions of the public and private sector ADEDY and GSEE have called for a 24-hour general strike on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Purpose of the general mobilization is to protest the rising prices in all sectors of life in the country. The unions participating in the strike accuse …

Workers’ unions at all public transport means in Athens will launch a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, following a call by the Athens Labor Center. Buses and Trolley Buses, Metro, Tram and urban train ISAP will remain in the depots, forcing Athenians to seek alternative ways to reach …

Passengers of Greece’s fastest train, the “White Arrow”, were stranded in the fields just 22 km away from Athens. An alleged A blackout in parts of the Greek railway network forced hundreds of passengers to spend several hours without air-condition and without any information about what had happened and when …

The main suspect for the quadruple murder of a family including of two toddlers in Andravida was arrested late Friday  night. The 60 year-old landlord has reportedly shot the parents and suffocated the children over “unpaid rent,” as he claimed. Police, however, investigates also a racist motive. Media report on …

Normalcy will partly return to Attica and Crete tomorrow Thursday, 27. January 2022, after two days of “obligatory holiday” due to snow weather Elpis. According to an announcement by the government spokesman the instructions about the operation of the public and private sector as well as the retail and schools …

Workers at public transport means in Athens will launch a 24-hour strike and work stoppages on Thursday, November 18, to protest the killing of their colleague during maintenance works at Metro Line 1 early Tuesday morning. Workers at Metro, Tram and Urban Train ISAP will hold a 24-hour strike. Buses …

The possibility to impose tolls for motorists to enter the center of Athens is under consideration, Transportation Minister Costas Karamanlis said on Monday. The option is seen as another measure to address the traffic problem in the downtown of the Greek capital that has dramatically increased in the last weeks. …

Greece is considering perks for the public transport for those who have been vaccinated, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Costas Karamanlis, announced on Monday morning. Speaking to state broadcaster ERT, Karamanlis said that under consideration are extra incentives such as “discounts.” “We can give some discount to those who have …