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  • Transport minister, railway unions meet anew on safe restart of country’s train services

    Transport minister, railway unions meet anew on safe restart of country's train services

    Minister of State responsible for Infrastructure & Transport Giorgos Gerapetritis met anew with railway staff unions on Monday to discuss the safe rebooting of Greece's railway network following the deadly train collision at Tempi on February 28.

    Transport minister, railway unions meet anew on safe restart of country’s train services
  • Request for appellate-level magistrate to take charge of Tempi rail crash inquiry

    Request for appellate-level magistrate to take charge of Tempi rail crash inquiry

    The head of the Larissa Appeals Court Prosecutors' office, Stamatis Daskalopoulos, on Monday officially requested that the Larissa Appeals Justices' Council convene in full to decide on the appointment of an appellate-level examining magistrate to investigate the Tempi rail crash, due to the seriousness of the case.

    Request for appellate-level magistrate to take charge of Tempi rail crash inquiry
  • Gerapetritis announces members of special committee to investigate Tempi train collision

    Gerapetritis announces members of special committee to investigate Tempi train collision

    The members of a special committee that will investigate and identify the systemic problems and dysfunctionalities that led to the tragic rail accident in Tempi were announced on Friday by Minister of State Giorgos Gerapetritis, who has taken over the leadership of the infrastructure and transport ministry after Kostas Karamanlis resigned.

    Gerapetritis announces members of special committee to investigate Tempi train collision
  • There was no help from the train company in recording the dead and injured, Health Minister Plevris said

    There was no help from the train company in recording the dead and injured, Health Minister Plevris said

    Appearing on SKAI television on Friday to talk about the procedures following after the train disaster in Tempi, Health Minister Thanos Plevris noted that all the work to record the passengers killed or injured in the crash was done by EKAB ambulance crews, with no help from the company.

    There was no help from the train company in recording the dead and injured, Health Minister Plevris said
  • Economou: Nine bodies have been identified; this tragedy has shocked us all

    Economou: Nine bodies have been identified; this tragedy has shocked us all

    Government spokesperson Yiannis Economou began his regular press briefing on Thursday by expressing his deep sorrow over the tragic train accident in Tempi that "has shocked us all".

    Economou: Nine bodies have been identified; this tragedy has shocked us all
  • Syriza turning against controversial lawmaker

    Syriza turning against controversial lawmaker

    Syriza MP and former minister Pavlos Polakis is facing sanctions by his own party over an explosive social media post that attacked judges, journalists and the head of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue in colorful and threatening terms.

    Syriza turning against controversial lawmaker
  • EPP leader Manfred Weber meets with PM, ministers on migration issue

    EPP leader Manfred Weber meets with PM, ministers on migration issue

    President of the European People's Party (EPP) Manfred Weber said he was in Greece "to take stock of the migration situation in the Mediterranean" during a visit that included meeeting with the premier, ministers, and a tour of facilities for migrants.

    EPP leader Manfred Weber meets with PM, ministers on migration issue