Response to the statement of the representative of SYRIZA Popis TsapanidouNew Democracy announces.

More detail:

SYRIZA and Ms. Tsapanidou make small-party use of a conclusion of the Railway Regulatory Authority which came after the fact to raise safety issues that fall under its supervisory role, while if it had found that there was a problem, it had the authority and obligation to act in time. It is about the Authority, which instead of functioning independently, was used by SYRIZA in a completely partisan way.

At the suggestion of Spirtzis, despite the strong objections of the Parliament, they placed in the position of President, a person who had absolutely nothing to do with the railway. The person appointed to the position of vice-president was unrelated to the railway, apparently based on the intra-governmental quota, since he came from ANEL.

It is the Authority, which on the one hand complained about understaffing and on the other gave approval to the secondment of two employees, to SYRIZA and Mr. Ragousis’ office respectively. And with all this Ms. Tsapanidou has the audacity to talk about bribery. Society demands truths and accountability.

Some insist on old-party practices of a “deep state” that we must leave behind for good. The restart of the railway will be done taking into account all the observations of the experts, with thorough checks in all areas and with very strict security measures. It is time to solve problems of the past and not time for partisan bickering.