A 48-hour warning strike is underway from 6:00 AM today until 6:00 AM Friday, organized by the Athens Taxi Drivers’ Union (SATA). Additionally, as announced, drivers will hold a march today at 10:00 AM, starting from Spyrou Patsi Street.
Taxi strike: SATA’s demands
SATA’s main demands are:
“Electric vehicles: Immediate decision to extend the mandatory registration deadline for purely electric taxis from January 1, 2026. This obligation should be postponed horizontally until 2035.
Kyranakis-Kefalogiannis Joint Ministerial Decision: Immediate withdrawal of JMD 134328/20-8-2025 (Government Gazette B’ 4564).
Taxation: Fair taxation based on books and records (KBS) – Tax-free threshold at €12,000
Bus lanes: Free passage of loaded taxis in Special Traffic Lanes without restrictions
Piracy – Transport Work Hijacking – Multinationals:
- Defense of Law 4530/2018 that distinguishes the transport work of taxis compared to rental cars with drivers and correction where required
- Proper implementation of the digital platform for rental car contracts and creation of a registry for rental cars with drivers.
- The minimum charge for using rental cars with drivers should be set at €150 throughout the country and the minimum rental period should be three hours for the entire Greek territory”.
SATA president: “The ministry refuses to talk to us”
“For the past six years, the government has proceeded with legislative initiatives without discussing with us,” said SATA president Thymios Lyberopoulos characteristically, speaking to ERTnews. “Unfortunately, once again, under conditions of tragic anxiety that the sector faces today, the ministry refuses to talk to us. At this moment, a plan is unfolding to transfer the transport services that taxis provide to the entire private sector, to large car rental companies, to apps,” Mr. Lyberopoulos emphasized. “They discuss with an omertà of party officials who have established companies and condemn every strike the union organizes,” he concluded.
