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Thessaloniki school transport compensation rise

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Thessaloniki school transport funding compensation rise

In mid‑July 2026 the Regional Union of Central Macedonia Municipalities warned that the existing compensation rates for school‑bus operators were insufficient, risking a voided transport tender for threatening the Thessaloniki region. The three‑year contract for 2023‑2026 had expired, and operators cited higher fuel, staffing, insurance and maintenance costs. Two subsequent transport tender. After two failed tender attempts for 2026‑2029 were deemed unsuccessful, prompting a request to the Ministry of Interior to amend the national compensation algorithm. The estimated additional funding needed was €1‑1.5 million to cover roughly 16,500 students, including 1,200 with special needs. By early August 2026 2026‑2029, the Greek ministries of Interior, National Economy and Finance, and Education, Religious Affairs and Sports Education approved an increase a raise in the minimum compensation for school transport in the Thessaloniki regional unit. early August. The adjustment was credited to swift cooperation among the interior minister, deputy interior minister, increase, proposed by Antiperiarch Kostas Gioutikas, lifts the Central Macedonia Regional Authority and local mayors, per‑route payment from €107.98 to €132.98 for trips without an escort and it enabled the regular start of routes from €121.55 to €156.98 for the trips with an escort, with comparable hikes for small‑bus services. The higher rates cover roughly 16,500 pupils ahead of pupils, including about 1,200 with disabilities, and are intended to make the contracts financially viable. A third three‑year tender will be announced on 7 August, giving operators a chance to bid under the new rates. Officials, including Interior Minister Theodoros Livanios, were thanked for bus contracts. the swift response, which should allow school routes to start on schedule.

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  1. 2026-08-06 13:37 UTC Thessaloniki school transport compensation rise
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