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SYRIZA Accused of Nepotism after Minister’s Father Gets Public Office

Opposition parties reacted with sarcastic venom to the announcement that the economist Stelios Pappas, father of Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas, has been appointed as the new president of the recently re-nationalised Thessaloniki Urban Transport Organization (OASTH). SYRIZA, which came...

Bus Strike in Thessaloniki Continues for Ninth Day in a Row

Thessaloniki's public transport buses will stay parked in their depots for the ninth day in a row on Tuesday after staff in the city's public transport organization OASTH decided to continue strike action that began on May 15. OASTH employees...

Thessaloniki Transport Workers' Strike not Illegal, Court Finds

A Thessaloniki first-instance court on Wednesday rejected a request by the Thessaloniki public transport company's (OASTh) management for a temporary injunction declaring a strike by its workforce illegal. The court said that the management's request had no basis in the...

Immigrants Say Greek Bus Driver Tossed Them

A bus driver in Thessaloniki who reportedly admitted being a member of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party has been charged by two immigrant passengers with forcing them off because he didn't like the color of their skin. The web...

Thessaloniki's Summer Bus Schedule Reduced

Τhe implementation of the summer bus schedule of the Organization of Urban Transportation of Thessaloniki (OASTH) starts on July 1st. According to the summer schedule, 478 buses will be in circulation daily, over 542 that were running during this year's winter season. The reduction reaches 12% and...