Live the debate on the motion of censure in the House: In the trenches government and opposition

The parliamentary battle against the opposition against the government is continuing for the second day. The motion of disbelief tabled yesterday (26/03/2024) by PASOK and co-sign Syriza, Greek Solution, New Left and Freedom Floating and supports without signing the KKE has already caused conflicts within and outside Parliament. They have already taken the floor of several government ministers who have fiercely attacked Nikos Androulakis by attacking him with unprecedented and open partnership with interests. Today, as yesterday, the sitting will be closed after midnight in order to place as many Members as possible. The speech of MP Serres and former Minister of Transport Costas Karamanlis is also expected with particular interest, who will reportedly report extensively on what happened in his incarnation to the tragic accident in Tempes where 57 people died and took political responsibility he resigned as a minister. See live Staikouras: We move with responsibility in the right direction The investigation of the systemic safety problems that led to the accident and the strengthening of the safety level of the railway network is the strong commitment and duty of the leadership of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, said the Minister responsible Christos Staikouras, during the debate in the House of the proposal of mistrust against the government for the railway accident in Tembi. “Obviously, I’m not here to beautifulize situations. Nor should I claim that all problems have been solved. Problems that have accumulated over the past decades and to resolve which require systematic and long-term effort. However, I support that we are moving in the right direction,” stressed Mr Staikouras. At the same time, it has presented a series of interventions that have taken place in recent months. Among other things, he emphasized: – in the tradition, in September 2023, of Convention 717 on the reassignment of signalling and telemanagement to the axis Athens – Thessaloniki – Promachonas – the tradition, in November 2023 of the Convention for the installation of an automatic train protection system (ETCS – Level 1), on the line and – the completion within the 2nd half of 2023, of projects to enhance the safety of the railway network. As Mr Staikouras pointed out, “as to the recent incidents, which apparently saw the light of publicity, the political leadership called for the immediate submission of reports that came to its knowledge.” ‘The first findings have already been issued. On this basis, I would recommend that those who draw hasty conclusions be more careful,” Mr Staikouras said and added: “Indicatively, to say that 6 days ago the president of PASOK and first signing the proposal of mistrust against the government, Nikos Androulakis, had combined the modernisation of the railway network with those that saw the light of publicity the previous days. I would like to inform Mr. Androulakis and of course publicly the Greek society that in the findings of the bodies involved which I have apparently in my possession he refers to as responsible for the events that the human factor reports. In addition, these reports note the need for improved human factor-related actions. The text is signed by some of those you wanted to call on the Committee of Inquiry.” And Mr Staikuras continued: “What is proposed about these events? The finding states that: The OSE in cooperation with railway undertakings should make it clear to the staff concerned that communication between drivers and station managers must comply with the general rules of movement and traffic. The station chief’s orders must be clear and clear as well as the responses to what stationmasters should follow Second , additional monthly random random checks on recorded conversations, at key points of the network , to see if the quality of the consultations is improved and are regulatoryly foreseen. Third , to inform the drivers of the mandatory execution of communications in accordance with the provisions of the General Regulation and the relevant circulars . This shows that in the same reports there is no connection with the railway network from the same employee reports’ ‘I send a message to all those involved in the railway project chain. We must show higher individual and collective responsibility, so that, in addition to new technologies, we can improve transport safety and enhance the quality of services. It takes constant effort to bring the Greek railway to the level we envision and it is worth it to the citizens. It is our debt to the Greek people, but also a little bit of respect for the memory of the victims and the lifelong pain of their families,” concluded Mr Staikoras.