Gov’t seeks EU advice on railway safety after train crash

The government has asked the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) to advise it on ways to improve train safety after a crash on February 28 killed 57 people, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday.

A train with 350 people on board, most of them university students, collided with a cargo train near Larissa.

The crash has stirred public protests against the conservative government and a political system that has repeatedly ignored calls by railway unions to improve safety systems and hire more staff.

Mitsotakis told President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Friday that he could not "turn back time," but could ensure that the investigation into the collision would be transparent and thorough.

"I won't hesitate to use any European help available," Mitsotakis said, adding that he had asked ERA to draw up a report with suggestions that would be...