Michalis Papadopoulos

A new lawsuit filed against former transport minister Kostas Karamanlis and his deputy Michalis Papadopoulos over a deadly train collision at Tempe in 2023 has been forwarded to Parliament.

The criminal indictment related to the Tempe train accident was forwarded to the Greek Parliament by the Justice Minister on Thursday.

According to Odysseas Konstantinopoulos, the House Speaker, the indictment concerns the arrangement of the railway accident site following allegations of obstruction.

A plan for the promotion of cycling in Greece and to increase the activity by 2030 was unveiled in the Public Policy Guide for Cycling posted on the website of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport on Tuesday. 

Former transport and infrastructure minister Konstantinos Karamanlis, who resigned in the aftermath of the deadly train collision in central Greece that left 57 people dead and scores injured, will appear before the parliament's Institutions and Transparency Committee next Monday to testify about the accident and the state of the Greek railways.

The Intercity bus company (KTEL) will be reducing fares by 25 percent for the January 25 elections, facilitating voters and election monitors who need to travel, the company announced on Tuesday.

Merchant Marine Minister Miltiades Varvitsiotis and Deputy Infrastructure and Transport Minister Michalis Papadopoulos have signed a decision paving the way for the country’s first hydroplane strip at the Ionian island of Corfu.

A new set of travelcards, covering three- and six-month periods, are due to be made available to commuters in Athens.

Until now only weekly, monthly and annual travelcards had been on offer.

Deputy Transport Minister Michalis Papadopoulos signed a decision on Wednesday that will see the new cards, which will cost between 58 and 248 euros, come into use.