Overview

• On May 28, about 16,000 taxi drivers assembled at 10:00 to march from the Ministry of Economy along Paseo de la Castellana to the Transport Ministry, reading manifestos at both sites
• Drivers staged the protest to condemn the government’s approval of 8,500 VTC licenses to companies such as Cabify following EU and TSJM court rulings
• The demonstration snarled traffic on Paseo de la Castellana, Plaza de San Juan de la Cruz, Ríos Rosas, Santa Engracia, Cuatro Caminos and Raimundo Fernández Villaverde
• Empresa Municipal de Transportes rerouted 24 bus lines—including 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 27, 37, 40, 43, 45, 64, 66, 120, 124, 126, 127, 128, 147, 149, 150, C1, C2 and F—between 9:30 and 13:00
• The Federación Profesional del Taxi de Madrid warns the influx of VTC vehicles could surpass the number of taxis in the region and disrupt the urban transport balance