Christos Spirtzis
Former SYRIZA transport minister seeks lifting of his own immunity over rail crash
Former transport and infrastructure minister Christos Spirtzis, who served under SYRIZA from 2016 to 2019, is demanding that his immunity from prosecution be lifted in relation to the ongoing investigations into the deadly train crash in Tempe last year, which cost the lives of 57 people.
Parents of Tempe victims call for ministerial immunity to be lifted
The parents of victims of the 2023 Tempe railway disaster have filed a request in Parliament calling for the immunity from prosecution of two former transport ministers to be lifted.
PASOK requests creation of parliamentary committee for Tempi fatal train collision
PASOK requested the creation of a parliamentary committee that would carry out a preliminary investigation into the fatal Tempi train collision that occurred in central Greece earlier this year.
The 20-page document, signed by party leader Nikos Androulakis and PASOK's entire parliamentary group, was sent to Parliament President Constantine Tassoulas.
Two former transport ministers could face probe
The case of a contract to build or upgrade remote control and signaling systems for Greek railways has been transmitted to Parliament to determine the culpability of two former transport ministers for the delays in its implementation.
The case was taken up by the European Public Prosecutor's Office.
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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.
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Former transport ministers summoned House meeting
In the wake of the deadly train collision in northern Greece on February 28, three former ministers of infrastructure and transport (Michalis Chrysochoidis, Christos Spirtzis, Kostas Karamanlis) along with incumbent Giorgos Gerapetritis will attend Parliament's Committee on Institutions and Transparency on Monday, which will convene following an initiative of ruling New Democracy's parliamentar
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Beat challenges Spirtzis law at Competition Commission
Ride-hailing company Beat has asked the Competition Commission for its opinion on the previous government's ban on companies of its type, as it says the provisions of the law brought by former transport minister Christos Spirtzis exclusively concern the activities of Beat given the departure of Uber from Greece.
Ellaktor banking on higher tolls
For construction conglomerate Ellaktor, a rise in the tolls of the Attiki Odos ring road around Athens is crucial if it is to restructure a significant bank loan on more favorable terms.
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Taxi union head backs SYRIZA ahead of elections
Attica taxi drivers' union (SATA) chief Thymios Lymberopoulos has expressed his support for Greece's leftist government ahead of municipal and European Parliament Elections.
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No Silver Arrow on Athens-Thessaloniki route just yet
Despite expectations for the use of the so-called Silver Arrow - a high-speed train from Italy - electricity-powered line between Athens and Thessaloniki will employ three Trainose trains that have been renovated by Rosco as of next Monday, General Secretary for Transport Thanos Vourdas announced on Monday.