Finger pointing over crash responsibilities

The meeting of Parliament's Institutions and Transparency Committee on Monday morning is seen as the latest chapter in the acrimonious exchanges between Greece's political parties as to who was responsible for the deadly train crash on February 28 in northern Greece. 

The meeting, which will be convened at the request of the parliamentary majority of ruling New Democracy, will discuss the "progress and development of the works" of the 717 contract for automatic operation and signaling, with opposition parties urgently calling for an expansion of the scope and individuals to be summoned for a hearing.

Invitations have been sent to three former ministers of infrastructure and transport, Kostas A. Karamanlis, Christos Spirtzis and Michalis Chrysochoidis, as well as the minister of state, responsible for infrastructure and transport issues, Giorgos Gerapetritis.