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The document seeks a preliminary investigation into possible criminal responsibilities for “disturbing the safety of transportation.”
The presidents of SYRIZA and the New Left, Socrates Famellos and Alexis Charitsis, met Thursday to coordinate efforts for a unified stance on the parliamentary handling of the Tempi train crash investigation.
This development comes a day after the publication of the highly anticipated technical report by Professor Dimitrios Karonis from the National Technical University of Athens on the cause of the fireball that erupted shortly after the crash
The report represents a major development in understanding the technical causes behind the Tempi railway disaster and will be a crucial element in the judicial investigation moving forward
Multiple parties are preparing to submit motions this week for a parliamentary inquiry into former transport minister Kostas Karamanlis, following the fatal 2023 Tempi train crash that claimed 57 lives.
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