Protest for the salvation of GSP held: Banković explained the four demands of the employees (VIDEO)
Several trade unions of employees of the Belgrade Public Transport Company (GSP), citizens and representatives of associations gathered today in front of the Public Transport Secretariat to express their dissatisfaction with the current state of the company and the planned new steps by the City that would further endanger its operations, as well as, according to them, the safety of public transport.
TL;DR
- Hundreds gathered to protest the potential privatization and negative impact on GSP Belgrade.
- Demands include halting the public-private partnership with 'Strela' until trolleybus lines' future is clarified.
- Protesters seek written guarantees that GSP routes will not be handed over to private companies.
- There are calls for modernizing the fleet with at least 90 new trolleybuses and 300 new buses.
- Concerns were raised that new electric bus lines overlap with existing trolleybus routes, potentially leading to their elimination.
- The value of the public-private partnership with 'Strela' is estimated at 619 million euros over 20 years.