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.
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.
The president of the Hellenic Train workers firmly denies the allegations that 2.5 tons of flammable material were stored on the freight train involved in the Tempi disaster.
Featuring 57 golden birds inscribed with the names and ages of the victims, the monument stands as a tribute to those lost in Greece’s deadliest train crash.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis acknowledged the record-breaking demonstrations and national strike about the Tempi tragedy in his weekly social media post.
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Friday marked a history day in Greece, as the people spoke through unprecedented assemblies, honoring the victims of the tragic Tempi rail disaster and demanding justice
From Germany and France to Argentina and Mexico, people are gathering in remembrance of those who died in the Tempi train crash in Greece.
Travelers to Greece and residents in Athens, Thessaloniki and other large cities are advised to plan ahead and expect major disruptions throughout the day.
site perimeters were poorly enforced, emergency services operated ad hoc, and essential forensic documentation and mapping were not conducted.
Greece’s National Organization for the Investigation of Air and Rail Accidents and Transport Safety concluded the causes of the Tempi train collision.
"What was officially carried on the train cannot justify the fireball," concluded the experts who investigated the Tempi train disaster.
"The long-standing abandonment of the railways by the governments and the memoranda," are the systemic factors to blame for the Tempi train crash, according to President of the National Organization for the Investigation of Air and Rail Accidents and Transport Safety.
An attorney representing several families of victims of the crash had requested that the report be released after Friday’s protest rallies
"Just as the grief over Mati became a catalyst for effective civil protection, let Tempi serve as a turning point for achieving a modern railway system," Mitsotakis stated.
Families of Tempi victims demand answers, as they push to delay crash report release.
The disappearance and death of “V.K.” has merely added another cog of speculation to scenarios and allegations of a “cover-up” of the Tempi collision
Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis spoke days before protest rallies around the country will be held on the 2-year anniversary of the Tempi rail disaster, which claimed the lives of 57 people