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A derailed transport model
According to data from the European Union’s railway agency published last year, Greece has a poor record of railway passenger safety compared to other countries in Europe, recording the highest railway fatality rate per million train kilometers from 2018 to 2022 among 28 states on the continent.
Week of defeats for Greeks in Euroleague
Both Greek teams in the Euroleague suffered losses this week, as Olympiakos suffered a 21-point debacle at Armani Milano, while Panathinaikos suffered its fifth straight defeat, this time at home to holder Anadolu Efes.
Bodies of missing Americans found in Messinia ravine
Two bodies were identified in a ravine on Friday and appear to be those of an elderly American couple who had disappeared in Messinia, southern Greece in early February.
Dead-end protests
There is just one railway line in Greece, yet there are three companies that are responsible for it: the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE), the Railroad Equipment Manufacturing Organization (ERGOSE) and the Railway Regulatory Authority. And that is not to mention the Ministry of Transport.
ATHEX: Stocks grow for eleventh week in a row
Friday’s minor losses for the Athens benchmark were not enough to prevent it from registering an 11th consecutive week of growth, a feat last accomplished over 18 years ago.
Trains in Europe regarded as safe mode of transport
The number of people killed in rail accidents in the European Union has drastically decreased over the last 10 years, according to Eurostat.
Thousands march as anger builds over train deaths
Protests have intensified in Greece days after the country’s deadliest rail disaster, as thousands of students took to the streets in several cities and some protesters clashed with police in Athens.
The role of watchdogs
Regulatory authorities are the state’s eye which secures the public interest in every critical area of the market.
Rail unions extend strike to weekend
Train services over the weekend will not operate following a decision by railway workers to continue their strike following the Tempi rail disaster.