ALEXANDRA KASSIMI

Taxi app Beat doubles settlement to back charity project

Ride-sharing and taxi app Beat will be matching the amount of 20,000 euros it was awarded from a recent defamation suit to bankroll two projects that are aimed at promoting equal employment opportunities.

Celebrating Easter as ‘normal’ after two years

After two years of confinement and social restrictions, many Greeks this year will be able to spend Easter in villages or on the islands. Traffic congestion at Athens’ exit points has been steadily growing since Wednesday as the wave of vacationers left the city.

20.04.2022 / 14:22

Public transport operator plans pocket buses for Athens

The Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) plans to include so-called “pocket” buses that will serve routes with limited passenger traffic, as well as new one of interest to tourists.

23.03.2022 / 11:18

No interest in supplying hybrid-technology vehicles in bus tender

A tender process for the procurement of 770 buses to bolster the existing fleet of the Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) is finally entering into the final stretch after being postponed six times.

16.03.2022 / 14:22

Hydrogen-powered buses being mulled for Athens

The entry of hydrogen-powered vehicles into Athens’ public transport network is reportedly being examined by the Transport Ministry.

01.03.2022 / 10:46

More electric car chargers to be installed

Electric cars have not yet made big inroads into the Greek market. At the end of 2021, there were just 1,248 fully electric cars and 2,964 plug-in hybrids.

21.01.2022 / 12:03

New round of subsidies for electronic taxis announced

The government is entering a new subsidy cycle for electric taxis with funding that could exceed 20,000 euros.

01.01.2022 / 08:00

Officials brace for wave of sick employees in health, transport and education

Officials fear that the galloping Omicron variant of the coronavirus will paralyze large swaths of the state apparatus starting next week. Vulnerable services include hospitals, public transport, civil service bureaus, schools and universities.

30.12.2021 / 12:47

Minister calls for new driving center for those with mobility problems

Deputy Transport Minister Michalis Papadopoulos on Wednesday recommended that a second national center for people with mobility problems to sit driving tests be created in Larissa, at a location that already has much of the necessary infrastructure.

28.12.2021 / 21:26

Aegean flights unaffected by Omicron-related delays

Greek domestic airlines have so far been largely unaffected by the fast spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, which has wreaked havoc in airline schedules, especially in the United States.

24.12.2021 / 21:45

OSE to be relieved of debts worth billions

Billions of euros in debt is being written off the books of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE), following months-long negotiations between the European Commission and the Greek government, according to a recent announcement.

02.12.2021 / 10:40

High-speed rail link across north to be tendered out

A new high-speed rail link is on the cards in northern Greece which is expected to reduce the time it takes to travel from Thessaloniki to Alexandroupoli by three hours.

25.11.2021 / 18:22

Piraeus tram line set to open in the coming days

Trams will start serving the recently extended line to Piraeus in the next few days, according to the Athens Urban Rail Transport Company (STASY).

18.11.2021 / 15:33

Back-to-back crises take toll on transport

The decade-long Greek financial crisis and the ensuing Covid pandemic have taken a heavy toll on the infrastructure and the fleet of the country’s public transport.

11.11.2021 / 08:00

Two-tier traffic the new norm for Athens

Athens is experiencing two-speed road traffic since the return last month of restrictions on vehicles entering the city center.