“We, as a political system, have an obligation to create a really strong state that will provide the big changes that society needs. And not a state that, unfortunately, operates with clientele principles and priorities that do not help Greece become a normal European country in terms of infrastructure, opportunities, prospects for the future, and especially for the younger generation,” he said. Nikos Androulakis during a meeting with experts on the security of the railway network, which he held at noon.

its president PASOK-Movement for Change added that the tragic accident on Tempe he underlined the state’s failure to create safe transport with wheels, which in the rest of Europe are at the forefront of being the most environmentally friendly, while pointing out the large investments from European funds and especially the Recovery Fund, which other Member States are making.

At the same time, he spoke harshly about the state, harshly criticizing the government and the prime minister for a centralized model of government. “It turned out that what the current government calls the state staff was a group of leaders around the prime minister who cannot create the conditions that we want there to be another way of governing, with meritocracy, consistency and a strategic plan to meet all the challenges facing before the present and future of the country,” Mr. Androulakis stressed.

As a result of the meeting, the following proposals were received

• Urgent installation of traffic lights on a section of the Larisa-Thessaloniki railway network
• Strengthening and training human resources through merit-based procedures
• Reorganization of the entire organizational network of railways on a new solid foundation.
• Direct communication and cooperation between OSE and ERGOSE
• Protecting OSE property from sabotage or vandalism

PASOK-Movement for Change Member of Parliament and Parliamentarian responsible for the transport sector, Christos Gokas, Civil Engineer and Secretary of the Transport Sector PASOK-KINAL, Dimitris Sarigiannis, President of the TEE Central Delegation, Civil Engineer (Master of Organization and Management of Construction, Infrastructure and Transport systems) Nikos Milis, Director of the Hellenic Truck Drivers Federation Iro Dumani and FTA Freight Committee President Evripides Sakellariou.

Summing up the discussion, its chairman PASOK-Movement for Change he stressed: “The least that needs to be done is to install photo-alarms as soon as possible, which will allow you to safely move around the Athens-Thessaloniki network. The second question concerns committees. They form committees, subcommittees, to hide responsibilities under the carpet. Everything is very simple. The court should call all those involved in the 2014 Convention, which provided for the installation of the system within two years. Failure to comply with this agreement is a criminal offence. We also all know very well that there have been far fewer employees at OSE over the last ten years.”

Source: RES-IPE