Tempe rail crash anniversary to dominate this week’s agenda

This Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of the deadliest train disaster that shook Greece. Federations have called for strikes and organized rallies to protest what is perceived as a systematic attempt to obscure the circumstances of the tragedy and cover up responsibilities.

University students, farmers, and healthcare workers are poised to continue their protests. Meanwhile, on the political front, the drama within the main opposition SYRIZA party, which peaked on Sunday, is expected to continue monopolizing the agenda.

Tempe train crash

Protests will take place around the country for the anniversary of the Tempe train collision, which killed 57 people - many of them students - and left dozens injured.

"The explosion in the wagons cannot be explained," the technical expert of the association of the victims' families, Vassilis...