After the requests of the Parliamentary Groups for convocation her Institutions and Transparency Committee about the tragic Tempe train wreckthe meeting was decided to be held on 11 a.m. next Monday.

The Speaker of the Parliament, Constantinos Tasoulas, talking to parliamentary editors, stated that it is obvious, as he also stated yesterday at the Conference of Presidents, that this meeting of the Institutions and Transparency Committee is one of those he estimates will be held within the framework of the parliamentary work.

The president of the Parliament pointed out that it is obvious that with tomorrow’s briefing meeting of the Production and Trade Committee which is called for briefing by the Minister of State and the meeting of the Institutions and Transparency Committee on Monday, the cycle of relevant discussions opens and does not this parliamentary investigation is closed.

Earlier, the former Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Kostas Karamanlis had declared his willingness to be present at the Institutions and Transparency Committee of the Parliament.

Mr. Karamanlis contacted the Speaker of the Parliament, Costas Tasoula, and informed him that he is at the disposal of the Institutions and Transparency Committee, which will meet early next week, possibly on Monday.

ND submitted a request to convene the committee in order to inform about the progress of the railway projects, but also about the 717 contract, the former Ministers of Transport Michalis Chrysochoidis, Kostas Ah. Karamanlis, George Gerapetritisbut also the Mr. Christos Spirtzis.

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Speaking this morning to SKAI and asked if Mr. Karamanlis will talk about the accident, government spokesman, Yiannis Economou, said: “We consider it self-evident that all people, and primarily politicians, who have any role in the case, must be at the disposal of those doing the investigations. At the time when we say that Mr. Spirtzis has disappeared, it goes without saying that the ministers of our own government also owe and must speak and I am personally sure that they will say what they should”.

When asked if Mr. Karamanlis will go to the Parliament, he answered: “My assessment is that he will go to the Parliament and wherever necessary.”

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