Government, SYRIZA cross swords over train systems

The telecommand system of the railway network at Larissa station in northern Greece was the focus, to a large extent, of the confrontation between ruling New Democracy and main opposition SYRIZA in Monday's marathon session of Parliament's Institutions and Transparency Committee.

The meeting was held in the wake of the February 28 train disaster and summoned three former ministers of infrastructure and transport - Kostas A. Karamanlis, Christos Spritzis and Michalis Chrysochoidis - as well as the minister of state, responsible for infrastructure and transport issues, Giorgos Gerapetritis.

The central issue of the meeting, which was held at the request of ND's parliamentary majority, was the implementation of the 717 contract for the automatic operation and signaling of the railway network.

The crux of the confrontation between the two sides was whether or not...