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Tempe rail crash to dominate this week’s political scene
NEWS

The Tempe train collision in February 2023, which killed 57 people and the possible responsibilities of political figures will dominate the agenda this week, as the findings of a parliamentary committee are discussed in the plenary.


Immunity hangs over rail crash case
NEWS

A man injured in the Tempe train crash which killed 57 people on February 28, 2023, has sued then-transport minister Kostas Karamanlis, adding to an already heavy dossier of charges.

Society’s red lines
OPINION

Parliament’s investigative committee for the Tempe rail disaster wrapped up its deliberations, with the findings submitted by the ruling New Democracy party being approved by the House majority.


Opposition parties scathing over Mitsotakis’ Tempe stance
NEWS

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ attempted to “bulldoze not just the truth but reason itself” in his comments on the Tempe railway disaster in a Tuesday morning interview with private broadcaster SKAI, main opposition SYRIZA has charged.

Konstantopoulou pushes Tempe investigation committee
NEWS

In an incident during Monday’s parliamentary investigation into the Tempe rail crash, Zoi Konstantopoulou, leader of the Course of Freedom party, sought to put pressure on the committee despite being excluded from speaking due to a conflict of interest.

An anniversary devoid of answers
OPINION

What could the government have announced on the first anniversary of the deadly Tempe rail crash on February 28? That the country’s rail network is now safe and the ways in which this was achieved.




Train cash site cleared by order of police, fire brigade
NEWS

The police and fire department decided to remove the damaged wagons and use diggers to clear the site of the railway accident, the country’s deadliest, in Tempe, central Greece, in February 2023, according to statements given at the end of January 2024 to the Larissa Magistrate’s Court by the digging machine operators and what was stated, on condition of anonymity, to Kathimerini by officials with knowledge of the matter. 

‘We’re talking about a crime. It wasn’t just an accident’
TEMPE TRAIN CRASH

Kathimerini met two survivors of the InterCity 62 train disaster at the Thessaloniki railway station where they should have arrived on the evening of February 28, 2023. Dimitris Kostarellos and Stavroula Kapsali spoke about how their lives changed after the crash at Tempe, the trauma and the justice they seek. “Even […]


‘They say I’m fortunate not to recall anything’
TEMPE TRAIN CRASH

She wanted to play the piano. Six months after the deadly train crash at Tempe, she had just returned home. However, her fingers refused to bend to touch the keys. Even now, despite improvements in her mobility, the lingering effects of the injuries and the prolonged stay in intensive care persist. […]

Probe launched into intervention at Tempe crash site
NEWS

The decision by authorities to cover the site of last year’s railway disaster in Tempe, central Greece, is now under investigation, following an order by the prosecutor’s office in the appeals court of Larissa, Kathimerini has learned.

Names of Tempe train crash victims written on Syntagma square erased
NEWS

A decision to wipe away the names of the 57 victims of the 2023 train crash at Tempe which had been written in red on the pavement of Syntagma Square, central Athens, during a rally on Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the accident triggered angry reactions from the public.