On the occasion of Earth Hour, which this year is set for Saturday, 25 March, all public transport, both urban and interurban, will be provided to all citizens free of charge for the whole 24 hours.
The decision comes after an initiative by the Commissioner for the Environment, in cooperation with the Ministry of Transport and Minister Alexis Vafedis, as well as with public passenger transport companies.
In particular, private companies, as part of their corporate social responsibility and wanting to send their own message against climate change, have embraced this initiative and with their move call on all citizens to "leave the car and take the bus".
The Environment Commissioner expresses her satisfaction and thanks to the Minister of Transport and the officials of the Ministry as well as to the public passenger transport companies, as this initiative has been implemented due to their prompt and heartfelt response.
Earth Hour invites us all to change our daily routine. If we take just 60 minutes, we too can contribute to the effort to achieve a "Healthy Planet". So let's change our routine and on 25 March "let's leave the car and take the bus."
Note that, in cooperation with the Press and Information Office, an information campaign will be launched for other environmental actions, all of which will be announced tomorrow, 23 March.
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