Answer “for those who saw a “scandal” about the sms” sent yesterday, Friday by the Ministry of Transport to citizens’ mobile phones for road safety ahead of October 28, the deputy minister gives with his post on social media Konstantinos Kyranakis.

The deputy minister states that “no assignment was made and not a single euro was spent by the state for the SMS, the sending was done by COSMOTE, VODAFONE and NOVA to their own subscribers whom we thank for accepting our request”. At the same time, it states that there is no violation of personal data and that the initiative was taken following a proposal by the Association of Families of Traffic Victims.

The post in detail:

“For those who saw a ‘scandal’ even in sending a message in favor of road safety and the protection of life, I answer:

1. No assignment was made, not a single euro was spent by the state for the SMS, the sending was done by COSMOTE, VODAFONE and NOVA to their own subscribers whom we thank for accepting our request.

2. There is no violation of personal data for the simple reason that the shipment was made by the mobile companies without the Ministry knowing names, telephone numbers, or any other information.

3. The initiative was taken following a proposal by the Association of Families of Traffic Victims.

4. For those who said “Instead of building roads, they send SMS”, let them see the data of the old “Patra-Pyrgos” road and compare it with today’s.

The effort to save lives on Greek roads is continuous.

That’s why we changed KOK.

That’s why we implemented stricter policing.

That’s why we did the 24-hour subway on Saturday.

That’s why we put road safety cameras.

That’s why we made abandonment a felony.

That’s why we’re building better roads across the country.

That is why we will continue with even more measures to save lives.”