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Tempe-related tension, cost of living continue to dog government
PoliticsGreek Politicsan informal shrine to the victims of the Tempe train crash being set up in front of the memorial... spectrum that the conservatives always appear to be on the defensive over issues related to the Tempe... believe Tempe is the issue inflicting most damage on the government, just behind the cost of living
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Tension over financial checks on Tempe families indicative of new faultline in Greek politics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKarystianou, the grieving mother who has become the unofficial figurehead of the Tempe families... (IAPR) was investigating the Tempe families’ association for potential financial irregularities... not represent all families of the victims. Marinakis linked the Tempe probe to a parallel investigation
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Many obstacles to clear in Greece's digital leap
EconomyFeaturesIndex (DESI), and 60th out of 100 countries included in the World Economic Forum’s “Readiness... it ranks bottom in the EU in the DESI index with a score of 8.3 pct compared to the EU average of 12.5 pct... average of 96 pct according to the DESI index. The average mobile internet speed of 41 Mbps puts
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Government feels the heat over investigation on anniversary of Tempe rail crash
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOne year on from the train collision at Tempe which claimed the lives of 57 passengers and railway... which experts say would have prevented the Tempe crash. The list of defendants includes 23 public... for justice to be done for the victims of Tempe, as well as for better pay and working conditions
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PM attempts to regroup, shift focus after testing week over Tempe crash
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis came under renewed fire over his handling of the Tempe train crash... the ongoing clash over the Tempe issue and focus on the upcoming European Parliament elections... argument is that its rivals are so heavily invested in the Tempe case because they lack any real
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Opposition parties bring Tempe issue back to Parliament after mass protests
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has agreed to a parliamentary debate on the Tempe train crash following demands... to capitalise on the “collective trauma” of Tempe. He insisted that the judges are the only ones that can... of the opposition’s effort to instrumentalise the Tempe issue at the expense of the ruling conservatives
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ND hits back at Tempe accusations as opposition seeks to keep up pressure
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter coming under intense pressure over the Tempe train crash during the last few days... the authorities put most of the blame for the train crash, on the night of the Tempe tragedy had been leaked... soon after the accident. SYRIZA has renewed its calls for a debate in Parliament over the Tempe
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Government attempts to fight back amid opposition disharmony on Tempe tactics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEach day brings a new development in the Tempe story, which is putting intense pressure... Christos Triantopoulos in relation to his role in the days immediately after the Tempe crash when he... in Tempe has rendered his candidacy more controversial. To drop below this threshold, a handful
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Opposition parties tested as ND starts fightback over Tempe claims
PoliticsGreek Politicson the Tempe affair, including its request for Deputy Civil Protection Minister Christos Triantopoulos... emerged of the freight train on the night of the Tempe crash two years ago, as well as evidence... is not interested in uncovering the truth, but in exploiting the Tempe tragedy for its political ends. Recent
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Huge protests over Tempe add to pressure on government
PoliticsGreek Politicsyears in Greece on Friday, marking the second anniversary of the deadly Tempe train crash...) into the Tempe accident published its long-awaited report. The report highlighted chronic rail safety... to hold the government accountable. Given how emotive the Tempe issue has become and how strong
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