After today’s phone call from the minister responsible for infrastructure and transport, Giorgos Gerapetritis, with its Italian counterpart, Matteo Salvini, the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure issued a relevant announcement.

As it is emphasized, “Matteo Salvini passed on to his Greek colleague message of closeness and appreciation for the management of a particularly critical phase, such as those that follow any railway tragedy”.

“The Italian minister reiterated that the effort made in Greece by the Italian group Ferrovie delle Stato is supreme – and through the Hellenic Train company it controls – and because of the Italian government’s interest in strengthening bilateral cooperation with Athens for the sustainability of transport”.

“The two ministers agreed to meet in person to deepen issues of mutual interest,” the Italian announcement concludes.

As the Ministry of Infrastructure mentioned earlier in the discussion, it was confirmed the common will to strengthen of interstate relations in the field of transport, while the Italian minister conveyed the will of the Ferrovie di Stato group to upgrade the services provided to the passengers of the Greek railways.

It is noted that on January 18, 2017, the CEO of TAIPED and the CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Group (FSI) signed the contract for the sale of 100% of TRAINOSE S.A. to FSI, for a total price of 45 million euros . On September 14, 2017, the sale and transfer of 100% of the shares of TRAINOSE SA was completed. to FSI and joined the Italian group.

The state group FSI is the third largest railway company in Europe, and is already active in France, Germany, the Netherlands and Britain. The FSI Group employs over 75,000 people. On an annual basis, 830 million passengers are served and 50 million tons of goods are transported.