A new survey reveals widespread public distrust over the handling of the Tempi train disaster, while Defense Minister Nikos Dendias and Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis rank as the most positively viewed cabinet members.
Greek authorities confiscate digital evidence from forensic experts in ongoing Tempi train disaster trial, amid disputes over missing videos and allegations of false testimony by a key expert witness
About 400 runners joined the 3rd Tempi Memory Run in central Greece on Sunday, while a separate memorial motorcycle ride from Malgara to Tempi drew around 400 bikes and 750 riders to honor the 57 victims of the 2023 rail disaster
Alternate Transport Minister Konstantinos Kyranakis says unknown individuals cut protected signaling cables on the Athens–Thessaloniki line, calling it a deliberate act aimed at causing fatalities days before the Tempi crash anniversary.
Student and pupil rallies are taking place across Greece today ahead of Saturday’s three-year anniversary of the Tempi railway disaster, with demonstrators calling for accountability.
The young volunteers cared for the 57 olive trees planted at the Tempi rail crash site, as families and local groups gathered for a memorial service and renewed calls for justice
Public services will be disrupted nationwide on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, with trains halted and ferry boats remaining docked, as unions mark three years since the Tempi railway disaster that killed 57 people.
Nationwide rallies, strikes and memorials mark three years since the deadly Tempi train crash as families demand justice and accountability.
A prosecutor halted planned exhumations of victims after families objected to the testing process, insisting that DNA and forensic samples be analyzed in specialized laboratories abroad to ensure a full and transparent investigation
The Larissa first instance prosecutor’s office has previously approved the exhumations as part of the ongoing investigation into the causes of the deadly rail accident
A 24-hour nationwide walkout on February 28 will halt all vessels in tribute to the 57 victims of the 2023 Tempi train disaster and to highlight the importance of transport safety.
Greece’s national health insurer will reimburse 100% of eligible medical expenses not covered through standard electronic prescriptions, following an individual application process
Maria Karystianou criticizes the Greek justice system as key surveillance footage from the Tempi train tragedy disappears, calling the court proceedings “shameful” and demanding accountability from investigator
Accountability, Inquiry, and Democratic Response After Tragedy
As Maria Karystianou moves toward electoral politics, reactions ripple across Greek parties, contributing to a rupture inside SYRIZA and the removal of one of its MEPs from the European Parliament group
Greece is heading into the fully political year of 2026, during which dilemmas will be tested, old and new faces evaluated, and party balances and actual influence within society revealed—the factors that will ultimately determine the results of the national elections
In a TV interview, Tempi 2023 Victims’ Relatives Association head Maria Karystianou did not rule out future political involvement.
Observers who have closely followed political and judicial developments in recent years note that while the Tempi tragedy and its judicial handling have further shaken public confidence, they merely added to a longstanding sense of frustration among citizens
Three years after Greece’s worst rail disaster, 36 defendants will stand trial in Larissa as investigators present a 60,000-page case file detailing the 2023 Tempi tragedy
The exhumation of Dennis Ruci’s body has been delayed to allow a foreign technical expert, chosen by the family, to be present throughout the process and oversee new toxicological tests abroad