Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis defended his government’s actions and criticized the opposition for what he described as a "shameful attempt to exploit the disaster for political gain."
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The leader of Greece's main opposition party PASOK will submit a 16-page motion urging a no-confidence vote against New Democracy over the Tempi disaster, for the second time in a year.
After a heated debate in the Greek Parliament on Tuesday over the Tempi train crash regarding a PASOK proposal to establish a parliamentary inquiry committee into Deputy Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Triantopoulos, who resigned earlier in the day, 277 MPs voted for the motion, while 12 voted against it Deputies of […]
PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated Greece’s support of Ukraine and the European Union’s commitment to peace.
Vassilios Papageorgiou steps down to ‘facilitate justice’ in Tempi train crash case. Deputy Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Christos Triandopoulos also resigned on Tuesday.
The proposal marks a significant shift in EU defense policy, which has historically been constrained by strict budgetary rules
Greece's main opposition parties are assessing their next steps following Friday’s Tempi protests, where hundreds of thousands of citizens mobilized to express their anger over New Democracy’s handling of the rail disaster.
Ahead of parliamentary debates on Tempi, the opposition has escalated criticism of PM Mitsotakis.
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The Nordic countries (Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Finland and Denmark) continue to dominate the Democracy Index rankings, taking five of the top seven spots
Pressure on the Greek government from opposition parties is mounting, after hundreds of rallies about the Tempi train crash on Friday, February 28th, in which tens of thousands gathered to commemorate the 57 victims of the deadliest rail accident in Greek history, took place. As clashes between police and hooded protesters continued outside the Greek […]
Mitsotakis highlighted that only the independent judiciary can provide moral redemption, free from political exploitation of human suffering.
This meeting provides an opportunity for Athens to establish initial contact with the new leadership at the State Department and explore further areas of deepening cooperation.
Responding to reporters in a press briefing on Thursday, Greek Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis stated that there was no indication of a cover-up in a long-awaited investigation report on the causes of the Tempi train crash which was released at the Athens Daily Newspaper Union (ESIEA) by a panel of experts. Marinakis acknowledged possible weaknesses […]
RAS is urged to strengthen its supervisory capacity to assess the overall safety performance of the Greek railway system.
"What was officially carried on the train cannot justify the fireball," concluded the experts who investigated the Tempi train disaster.
The poll showed very high interest over the Tempi disaster, with Friday marking the two-year anniversary since the worst rail accident in Greece’s history