“Convention 717 has been completed by Athens – Thessaloniki, with signaling and telecommunications across the axis, with the exception of the piece destroyed by Daniel,” Transport and Infrastructure Minister Christos Staikouras told SKAI, called on the question of the question.

He also said that there are 4 tunnel control centers and 5 traffic control centers that did not exist in the past while OSE funding is € 75 million from € 45 million before the summer of 2023.

OSE employees, according to the minister, are 1,320 from 1,096 who were last year and there are another 140 hires at the end of the month via ASEP.

At the same time, Mr Staikouras informed that 25m euros have been secured for level crossings and was staffed by EPASAAM who reached out last week.

A law passed last December provides for a single OSE, ERGOSE and GOSE.

Finally, the Minister of Transport referred to the European Action Plan that has been evolving since April 2024 with a time horizon at the end of 2026 to strengthen transport.

For the finding

Mr Staikouras finding that before the tragedy in Tempi, the railway was not safe, he said: “For many years there had been many major problems due to a number of factors, including the financial crisis” and added: “When we talk about decades of problems they are not fully addressed.”

Commenting on the 17 recommendations of the finding, the minister noted, “these are” EPAAAM’s recommendations not only to the Ministry of Transport and its bodies. Only one concerns the ministry and it is the agreement to continue to implement actions with them. “

To the question of whether the railway is safe today, the minister replied ‘me and my family we get on the train“

For the Helleniv Train contract he explained that there are three contracts. The first is with the Greek State, the second with OSE and GEOSE. “Depending on what will come from justice it is obvious that we will reassess the contracts.”