Students and teachers take to the streets as nationwide strikes hit schools and hospitals in Greece
Rallies are planned across Greece on Wednesday as teachers, hospital doctors and civil servants demand better pay, staffing and public services. Athens transport is largely unaffected, but several metro stations will close in Thessaloniki
Stricter rules for electric scooters. New buses and metro upgrades in Attica
The Deputy Transport Minister said Greece is moving to ban the sale, rental or transfer of e-scooters to under-17s, while also investing in new buses, metro train upgrades and road projects to ease traffic congestion
Fare evasion fines on Athens public transport rise to 100€ from May 30
As of Saturday, May 30, 2026, passengers caught travelling without a valid ticket on the Metro, buses and trolleybuses will face a significantly higher fine. The new fine has been set at 100€, up from the previous amount of around 72€, under Law 5290/2026 and the Government Gazette published on May 28. The increase amounts […]