Greece’s Parliament faces tough choices as ex-minister Karamanlis may face charges over the 2023 Tempi train crash that killed 57 and sparked mass protests.
“In the summer of 2026 the safe Athens–Thessaloniki line will be completed.”
The file includes testimonies and evidence that mention former ministers, including ex-Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis.
The Deputy Prime Minister stated that a draft bill concerning the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) will be brought before the cabinet on April 28.
Maria Karystianou alleges that the committee failed to call witnesses, gather evidence, or answer phone calls to clarify the facts surrounding the tragedy.
A tense and politically charged debate is unfolding today in the Greek Parliament as lawmakers consider the findings of a pre-investigation committee concerning former Deputy Minister Christos Triantopoulos.
"We are striking against the increasing cost of living crisis, we are striking for better wages"
Former Deputy Energy Minister Alexandra Sdoukou has been appointed new spokesperson for New Democracy.
Footage from the Tempi videos is deemed as imperative to address the most explosive and tendentious assertion that has arisen over the past two years to explain the eruption of a fireball
Greek PM made the statement after a recently resigned deputy minister said he wants the courts to hear a case involving the Tempi rail disaster and his alleged offense in the subsequent rescue and salvage operation
Greece’s new Transport Minister, Christos Dimas, vows safe railways by 2027, pledging reforms and major infrastructure upgrades to restore public trust.
With tensions mounting, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is preparing for a cabinet reshuffle in an effort to stabilize his administration.
Four opposition tabled the motion and triggered a three-day debate, in the wake of massive protest rallies last Friday on the occasion of the two-year anniversary of the Tempi rail disaster
The incidents began at around 10 p.m. local time when a band of masked individuals veered away from the main protest and began throwing makeshift firebombs in front of Parliament, on Syntagma Square
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 […]
The protests will coincide with a parliamentary debate on the tragedy, reflecting ongoing public frustration over the handling of the incident
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 demonstrations marked the second anniversary of the national tragedy of the train disaster at Tempe, in which 57 people, mostly youths, including many returning to university in Thessaloniki, lost their lives
It’s time to pass the baton on to the Greek Parliament and, of course, the judiciary, which has been investigating the incident for two years.