Greece’s railway infrastructure has been in a state of poor maintenance for decades with officials across the political spectrum in public office always promising actions but rarely delivering.
Spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis stated on Monday that the government would accept the debate, adding that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had never shied away from answering questions
Greece’s typically fragmented opposition parties are looking to coordinate efforts against the conservative New Democracy government, which they accuse of a cover-up of the Tempi rail tragedy.
Harrowing voice recordings of people trying to escape the flames after the Tempi crash occurred nearly two years ago have come to light, undermining the government’s narrative that deaths were caused by the collision impact and the subsequent fire from the trains’ transformer oil. The leaked audio came from phone calls made by passengers on […]
Holding up placards and signs with “I can’t breathe” or “Justice” on them, Greek citizens flocked to Syntagma Square in front of the country’s Parliament to express their anger about what many claim was a cover-up in the course of the investigations to determine the culpable parties
Calls for demonstrations were sparked both by new revelations in the details of the crash this week, and the nomination of Konstantinos Tasoulas as presidential candidate.
The 39-year-old reportedly disappeared after leaving his parents' home in Larissa for a walk. According to a revelation on Mega, he is the son of the prosecutor handling the Tempi case.
Giorgos Koftis, the creator of the symbolic art installation, discovered the artwork was missing during a maintenance visit to the site, sparking public outrage over its removal
Greece’s top prosecutor has ordered a probe into missing CCTV footage amid allegations of tampering in the deadly tempi Train crash
The only survivor of the first train car from the tragic Tempi train collision is set to leave the US after nearly a year in a specialized rehabilitation center in Boston.
Organizers said 38,000 tickets issued for the concert were all sold, with groups of people arriving at the venue to be near the concert
There will be no passenger train services on Thursday due to a 24-hour strike, as a union representing workers is demanding that safety upgrades are implemented
The deadly rail disaster is still considered as a distinct and festering 'thorn in the side' of the current center-right Mitsotakis government
Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) employee was jailed for 17 months; he will be under house arrest while awaiting trial for the Tempi collision
Greek Fire Service investigative officers and a senior officer also face charges for breach of duty.
Operator Hellenic Train said no serious injuries were reported. Routes along the Oinoi - Halkida - Oinoi line will be covered by buses