Almost a week after Greece’s deadly rail crash, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tweeted Monday she discussed with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis “further technical support that the EU can provide to Greece to modernize its railways and improve their safety.”
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has written to Supreme Court Prosecutor Isidoros Dogiakos to ensure that an investigation into last week’s deadly rail collision is given the highest priority.
Up-and-coming Bulgarian pianist Plamena Mangova and famed conductor Michel Tilkin join the Athens State Orchestra at the Athens Concert Hall.
The government is trying to plan for the difficult days ahead, following the national tragedy in Tempe, central Greece, where two trains collided, killing dozens and injuring scores of passengers.
After Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologized Sunday for any responsibility his conservative government may bear for the deadliest crash in Greece’s history, socialist leader Nikos Androulakis dismissed the gesture as a publicity stunt.
Police are looking for two suspects after three teenagers were threatened and robbed of their mobile phones.
A group of unknown individuals threw stones and paint at a building which houses the regional directorate of transport and communications in the western port city of Patra, state broadcaster ERT reported Monday.
It wasn’t a journey carried out in silence. Some 20 kilometers separated them from the scene of the disaster.
Tremors still rattle Turkey’s south one month after devastating twin earthquakes, however Havva Arslan, mother of three, finally feels safe in her small but sturdy container home.
The activities of scrap rackets that target large-scale infrastructure, including the rail network, in search of precious metals like copper has been thrust back into the limelight.