Transport

Having attracted an average of 35,000 visitors a year in previous installments, the Athens Bike Festival is going bigger in its ninth edition.

All three lanes are congested from the direction of New Belgrade and vehicles are standing still on a highway.
The reason for the traffic jam is a collision near "Sava Center".
At the same time, one vehicle broke down in the left lane, which further complicates traffic.

Foto: Printscreen/naxi.rs/kamere

Police were looking on Tuesday for a man who held up a toll collector at the Doukissis Plakentias toll station, in northern Athens, on the Attiki Odos ring road.

The unidentified suspect rode up to the toll booth on a motorcycle at around 5.30 a.m. and threatened the collector with a gun, according to reports.

A 24-hour strike called by workers at the Athens metro for Tuesday was called off after their union said that a "channel of communication" had been opened with the government to resolve long-standing issues.

A contractor stationmaster working for Hellenic Railways was conditionally released on Monday after testifying about his role in a February 28 rail disaster that claimed 57 lives.

The stationmaster will have to appear at his local police station and is banned from leaving the country.

New, tougher measures for drunk and drugged drivers, as well as those who drive at excessive speed, are already in place in Bulgaria. The changes concern the number of points that are deducted from drivers for violations.

'Fun' and 'freedom' came at a price, however.

Not formally employed by the digital courier giant, Marin [not his real name] couldn't be paid directly into his personal bank account, so managers at Glovo recommended he try an intermediary, a so-called aggregator, which would become his official employer.

Services on lines 2 (Red) and 3 (Blue) of the Athens will cease at 9 p.m. on Friday due to a work stoppage by metro workers.

The lines will remain closed until the end of shift.

Unions said they called the work stoppage to highlight problems with the metro system, such as the shortage of drivers, technicians, stationmasters and other specialized staff.

BELGRADE - The Serbian Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure and Serbia as a state will work on creating conditions to keep up the intensive, historic changes in the automotive industry, such as vehicle electrification, Minister Goran Vesic said on Tuesday at the opening of the 55th Belgrade Car Show and the 15th Motopassion motorcycle show.

The two biggest companies in the Greek vehicle rental market are launching their largest-ever investments in electric and hybrid vehicles.