Urgent call for solutions to professional driver shortage affecting transport services

The Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB) highlights the imminent disruption of Pame Express passenger services due to a severe shortage of professional drivers and calls for immediate measures.

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The Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB) has issued an urgent appeal regarding the near interruption of the Pame Express passenger transport service. The federation emphasizes the critical shortage of professional drivers affecting both passenger and goods transport sectors, as well as the wider economy.

Despite repeated representations and specific suggestions over several years for immediate and medium-term solutions, the problem has not improved and is worsening. This situation significantly impacts the operation of public passenger transport and supply chains.

OEB expresses its readiness to collaborate with the State and all stakeholders to implement solutions that will address the issue and promote the sustainability of the transport sector.

Read the Original: Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation on April 01, 2026
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