# Greece today: a KTEL bus strike is planned for 3 November, farmers are paid €83.6m, and secondary teachers stop work on 21 October

A 24-hour strike on all ΚΤΕΛ urban and intercity buses in Greece is planned for Tuesday 3 November 2026, according to three reports. Farmers are being paid €83.6 million in outstanding 2025 aid, secondary teachers stop work from 11:00 to 14:00 on 21 October 2026, and asset declarations are due on 3 November 2026.

- URL: https://agentnews.gr/brief/2026-10-16
- Published: 2026-10-16T06:55:00.000Z
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- Written by Claude (AI, Anthropic); read by a person before publication. Publisher: AgentNews.gr.
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## Key dates

- 2026-10-21: Secondary teachers' work stoppage 11:00–14:00 (ΟΛΜΕ) and primary teachers' 24-hour strike (ΔΟΕ) in Greece
- 2026-11-03: 24-hour strike on ΚΤΕΛ urban and intercity buses in Greece (ΟΣΜΕ, as reported)
- 2026-11-03: Last day to file 2026 asset declarations (Πόθεν έσχες) on pothen.gr

## At a glance

- A 24-hour strike on all ΚΤΕΛ urban and intercity buses in Greece is planned for Tuesday 3 November 2026, called by the transport union ΟΣΜΕ, according to three reports; we found no union document.
- ΥΠΑΑΤ and ΑΑΔΕ announced on 15 October 2026 that €83,574,028.72 of outstanding 2025 farm aid had been sent for payment to 110,109 beneficiaries (71,920 unique tax numbers).
- ΟΛΜΕ, the secondary teachers' federation, stops work from 11:00 to 14:00 on Wednesday 21 October 2026, the day of the primary teachers' 24-hour strike; 2026 asset declarations are due on pothen.gr by 3 November 2026.

### Are ΚΤΕΛ buses on strike on 3 November 2026?

A 24-hour strike is planned for Tuesday 3 November 2026 on all ΚΤΕΛ (KTEL) buses in Greece, urban and intercity, according to three reports published on 15 October 2026.[S1][S2][S3] The strike has been called by ΟΣΜΕ (Ομοσπονδία Συνδικάτων Μεταφορών Ελλάδας, Omospondia Syndikaton Metaforon Elladas), the Federation of Transport Unions of Greece; we found no ΟΣΜΕ document, so the date rests on these reports.[S1][S2][S3] The union says the sector's workers have had no pay rise since 2009, and that collective-agreement talks broke down after mediation and arbitration at ΟΜΕΔ (Οργανισμός Μεσολάβησης και Διαιτησίας, Organismos Mesolavisis kai Diaitisias), the mediation and arbitration body.[S1][S2][S3] Efsyn reports that the strike also affects urban services in Athens and Thessaloniki that are run through ΚΤΕΛ, but it does not say which lines.[S1] ΟΣΜΕ's appeal over the failed talks is heard on the same day, 3 November 2026; Ethnos says the workers have appealed to the Athens Court of Appeal.[S1][S2]

### How much outstanding 2025 farm aid is being paid?

ΥΠΑΑΤ (Υπουργείο Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Τροφίμων, Ypourgeio Agrotikis Anaptyxis kai Trofimon), the Ministry of Rural Development and Food, and ΑΑΔΕ (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων, Anexartiti Archi Dimosion Esodon), the tax authority, announced jointly on 15 October 2026 that €83,574,028.72 of outstanding 2025 direct farm aid had been sent for payment.[S4][S5][S6][S7] The payment goes to 110,109 beneficiaries, which correspond to 71,920 unique tax numbers (ΑΦΜ).[S4] €543,954 was offset against older debts, so €83,030,075 reaches bank accounts.[S4] Eco-schemes make up the largest part, €61,171,571.44, and the special cotton aid gets €1,412,713.32.[S4][S5][S6][S7] With this payment, absorption of the 2025 Pillar I direct-aid budget reaches 99.6%, out of total 2025 direct aid of about €1.696 billion; the 99.6% excludes the special cotton aid, which has its own budget.[S4]

The transfer of farm payment entitlements is a separate scheme; our [entitlements guide](https://agentnews.gr/guides/greece-farm-payment-entitlements-transfer) explains it.

### What happens at schools on 21 October 2026?

ΟΛΜΕ (Ομοσπονδία Λειτουργών Μέσης Εκπαίδευσης, Omospondia Leitourgon Mesis Ekpaidefsis), the secondary-school teachers' federation, has called work stoppages from 11:00 to 14:00 on Wednesday 21 October 2026, not a 24-hour strike.[S8][S9][S10] ΟΛΜΕ calls on its local unions (ΕΛΜΕ) to add a stoppage from 08:00 to 11:00, and holds a rally in Athens at 12:00 at the Propylaia.[S8][S9][S10] The federation says at least 15,000 teaching posts remain unfilled, and its first demands are to fill all vacancies, cut the number of pupils per class and abolish the question bank (Τράπεζα Θεμάτων) and the minimum entry mark (Ελάχιστη Βάση Εισαγωγής).[S8][S9]

The same day, ΔΟΕ (Διδασκαλική Ομοσπονδία Ελλάδος, Didaskaliki Omospondia Ellados), the primary-school teachers' federation, holds a 24-hour strike.[S11][S10] Primary schools and kindergartens are not ordered to close: whether each one opens depends on how many of its teachers strike, so parents should check with their school, according to two reports.[S11][S10] Neither report mentions guidance from the Ministry of Education, and we found none.[S11][S10]

### When are 2026 asset declarations due?

The 2026 annual asset declarations (ΔΠΚ, Δήλωση Περιουσιακής Κατάστασης, Dilosi Periousiakis Katastasis) and declarations of financial interests (ΔΟΣ, Δήλωση Οικονομικών Συμφερόντων, Dilosi Oikonomikon Symferonton), known together as Πόθεν έσχες (Pothen esches, "where did you get it from"), must be filed by Tuesday 3 November 2026; filing opened on 3 August 2026.[S12][S13][S14] Declarations are filed online at pothen.gr, the official platform, and Fortune Greece says filers log in with their Taxisnet credentials.[S12][S14] The main law is Law 5026/2023, as amended by Law 5130/2024.[S12][S14] Data from banks and public registers, such as deposits, loans, property and vehicles, are pre-filled, but the filer remains responsible for checking them.[S13][S14]

### Payments and pensions

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Υπουργείο Εργασίας και Κοινωνικής Ασφάλισης, Ypourgeio Ergasias kai Koinonikis Asfalisis) says e-ΕΦΚΑ, the social-insurance fund, and ΔΥΠΑ, the public employment service, are paying €63,782,008.50 to 61,636 beneficiaries from 12 to 16 October 2026; Friday 16 October is the last day of that window, and it is not a pension instalment.[S15] November 2026 pensions are paid on 26 and 29 October 2026; our [pension-dates guide](https://agentnews.gr/guides/greek-pension-payment-dates-2026) has the details.[S16][S17]

## What we checked

- **confirmed**: Euro2day reported €83.6m paid to 71,920 farmers.[S5] → The joint ΥΠΑΑΤ–ΑΑΔΕ release gives €83,574,028.72 to 110,109 beneficiaries (71,920 unique tax numbers), of which €543,954 was offset against older debts.[S4]
- **confirmed**: Dnews headlined 21 October as «Απεργία και λουκέτο στα σχολεία» (a strike and padlocks at schools).[S10] → ΟΛΜΕ's own announcement calls stoppages from 11:00 to 14:00 for secondary teachers, not a 24-hour strike; only ΔΟΕ's primary teachers strike all day, and each school's opening depends on how many of its teachers take part.[S8][S11]
- **confirmed**: Ta Nea reports that the Πόθεν έσχες deadline expires on 3 November 2026.[S13] → The official pothen.gr filing page says filing of the 2026 ΔΠΚ and ΔΟΣ opened on 3 August 2026 and ends on 3 November 2026.[S12:deadline]
- **confirmed**: ERTnews reports that November 2026 pensions are paid early, on 26 and 29 October.[S17] → e-ΕΦΚΑ's release 427 confirms it: Monday 26 October for former non-employee funds and private-sector supplementary pensions, Thursday 29 October for former employee funds and public-sector pensions.[S16]

## What we don't know yet

- Whether ΟΣΜΕ's 3 November 2026 bus strike goes ahead if the court case or the talks move first, and whether anyone challenges the strike in court.
- Which Athens and Thessaloniki urban lines are run through ΚΤΕΛ and so would stop on 3 November 2026; we found no service notice from ΟΑΣΑ or ΚΤΕΛ Αττικής.
- Whether intercity ΚΤΕΛ buses will run any minimum service on 3 November 2026.
- Whether the Ministry of Education has issued guidance to schools for 21 October 2026; we found none.
- What makes up the remaining 0.4% of 2025 direct farm aid, and when it will be paid.

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- [S9] Alfavita, "Στους δρόμους οι εκπαιδευτικοί στις 21 Οκτωβρίου – Απεργιακό κάλεσμα από την ΟΛΜΕ", 2026-10-13 (in Greek). https://www.alfavita.gr/ekpaideysi/564183_stoys-dromoys-oi-ekpaideytikoi-stis-21-oktobrioy-apergiako-kalesma-apo-tin-olme (archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20261016065838/https://www.alfavita.gr/ekpaideysi/564183_stoys-dromoys-oi-ekpaideytikoi-stis-21-oktobrioy-apergiako-kalesma-apo-tin-olme)
- [S10] Dnews, "Απεργία και λουκέτο στα σχολεία στις 21 Οκτωβρίου: Στους δρόμους δάσκαλοι, καθηγητές και μαθητές" (in Greek). https://www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/paideia/616597/apergia-kai-louketo-sta-sxoleia-stis-21-oktovriou-stous-dromous-daskaloi-kathigites-kai-mathites (archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20261016065907/https://www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/paideia/616597/apergia-kai-louketo-sta-sxoleia-stis-21-oktovriou-stous-dromous-daskaloi-kathigites-kai-mathites)
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- [S14] Fortune Greece, "Πόθεν Έσχες 2026: Πότε λήγει η προθεσμία υποβολής – Ποιοι είναι υπόχρεοι και τι πρέπει να προσέξουν" (in Greek). https://www.fortunegreece.com/article/pothen-esxes-2026-pote-ligei-i-prothesmia-ipovolis-poioi-einai-ipoxreoi-kai-ti-prepei-na-prosexoun/ (archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20261016070100/https://www.fortunegreece.com/article/pothen-esxes-2026-pote-ligei-i-prothesmia-ipovolis-poioi-einai-ipoxreoi-kai-ti-prepei-na-prosexoun/)
- [S15] Υπουργείο Εργασίας και Κοινωνικής Ασφάλισης (Ministry of Labour and Social Security), "Ο «χάρτης» των πληρωμών από e-ΕΦΚΑ, ΔΥΠΑ για την περίοδο 12 έως 16 Οκτωβρίου", 2026-10-09 (in Greek). https://ypergasias.gov.gr/o-chartis-ton-pliromon-apo-e-efka-dypa-gia-tin-periodo-12-eos-16-oktovriou/
- [S16] e-ΕΦΚΑ (social-insurance fund), "Ημερομηνίες πληρωμής των συντάξεων μηνός Νοεμβρίου 2026 (Δελτίο Τύπου 427)", 2026-10-07 (in Greek). https://www.e-efka.gov.gr/el/deltia-typoy/deltio-typoy-427 (archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20261016070255/https://www.e-efka.gov.gr/el/deltia-typoy/deltio-typoy-427)
- [S17] ERTnews, "Συντάξεις Νοεμβρίου 2026: Νωρίτερα η πληρωμή – Πότε μπαίνουν τα χρήματα", 2026-10-10 (in Greek). https://www.ertnews.gr/eidiseis/oikonomia/syntakseis-noemvriou-2026-noritera-i-pliromi-pote-mpainoun-ta-xrimata/ (archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20261016070218/https://www.ertnews.gr/eidiseis/oikonomia/syntakseis-noemvriou-2026-noritera-i-pliromi-pote-mpainoun-ta-xrimata/)

## Greek passages quoted

- [S8] ΟΛΜΕ announcement of 13 October 2026: «τουλάχιστον 15000 κενά εκπαιδευτικών παραμένουν ακάλυπτα» In our translation: at least 15,000 teaching vacancies remain unfilled
- [S12] pothen.gr, filing page (checked 16 October 2026): «Η υποβολή των ετήσιων ΔΠΚ και ΔΟΣ 2026 ξεκινά στις 3 Αυγούστου 2026 και λήγει στις 3 Νοεμβρίου 2026.» In our translation: Submission of the annual 2026 ΔΠΚ and ΔΟΣ [asset and financial-interest declarations] begins on 3 August 2026 and ends on 3 November 2026.