The ongoing work of the Tempi, the EPAAAM’s finding, as well as all the major projects, road and flood protection, spoke by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Christos Dimas, as part of the 10th Delphi Economic Forum held April 9-12.

He described the role of EPANAAM as difficult and admitted that there were important failures in his Tempi findings.

However, he noted that he has very useful conclusions, as well as recommendations to the government, which have been taken into account for the new draft law to be presented to the Council of Ministers.

“We all want the truth to shine. This has nothing to do with ideological approaches“Mr Dimas said and criticized opposition parties that, without any reason, he said, adopted conspiracy theories of 14th wagon, more victims and flammable material.

Noted that next time the Athens – Thessaloniki railway line And after the signatures, the project will be completed within 15 months. Asked if the trains are safe, he replied: “It’s safe like all means of transport. The point is to make everything much safer. “

For the National Patras – Pyrgosthe minister announced that the first 65 kilometers of the project, from Pyrgos to Alfios, would be delivered by the end of July and the remaining 10 kilometers to the end of the year. He also referred to the increased road safety measures taken on the highway, stressing that they have dramatically reduced accidents and will act as a pilot for subsequent projects.

For flood -proof, road and rail projects He said that in a short time the rehabilitation projects would begin by the floods of Daniel and Janus, as contracts will be signed in the coming days, stressing that a very large amount of 1.35 billion was found. As he said, the goal is not only to restore infrastructure, but also to improve them, so that they are viable and durable, “not resistant to all extreme phenomena, but more durable than the past,” he said.

Concerning water resources management, Mr Dimas noted that there are areas outside of Attica facing a more severe problem with water resources, so efforts are being made to peel off projects that had been stuck for decades. “We may have damaged dams somewhere, but we may not have networks elsewhere. We must rationalize the situation“, He said.

In addition, it announced that the five new metro stations in Thessaloniki, to Kalamaria, and that the process will continue in the coming years, will be delivered at the beginning of next year.

The part of E65 which has not been surrendered, that is, the connection of Kalambaka to Egnatia, will be released in the spring of 2026, and also talked about modernizing the MMM fleet, noting that because the plan makes no sense without drivers, the recruitment competition has also gone.

Finally, speaking about the polls, he pointed out that “they have one value, we look at them carefully, but it does not mean they are confirmed”, and continued by saying: “Our priority is to lift the sleeves and work effectively to achieve our work as a whole. From then on, the citizens will decide. “