In a message about compensation for a fatal railway accident in St. Tempe The Ministry of Finance will continue to work throughout the day.

At the same time, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport decides on temporary administrations in operating environment And It WORKS, initially with internal transfers and further by invitation.

At yesterday’s cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged to launch immediate initiatives to support the relatives of the victims (financially, morally, psychologically), as well as to complete the remote control project on the railways by the end of summer. .

The new Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Giorgos Gerapetritis, will inform the leaders of the opposition parties about the railway security plan. The ministry is at the disposal of the parliament and the parties to inform the leaders or those whom they choose.

The government, as stated by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is ready to accept any creative proposal presented.

Herapetrite: Reboot in absolute safety

“It is important to restart the railway as soon as possible. Until the technology upgrade system is completed, the restart will only take place in a safe environment. In other words, we will significantly increase the level of security.” This phrase sums up the plan for the work of the Greek railway after the fatal crash in Tempi, presented at a mid-week press conference by the Minister of State. George Herapetritis.

When will the station be up and running again?

He did not rule out that by the end of the month it could be reopened, with the obligatory presence of two station chiefs at each station, which means that there will be a reduction in the work of transport, i.e. routes or stations through which the train will pass. However, it has not yet been specified which routes will be resumed and which trains (passenger or freight) will be on the way first, while passengers cannot be served. IN related question from “K”, Mr. Gerapetritis replied that “we have not yet completed this project because in the next two days I will have extensive discussions with the workers who will be invited along with Hellenic Train to help with this project. We will have an increase in the presence of staff and, possibly, a reduction in the project.”

Hiring

With regard to recruitment, the competent minister acknowledged the shortage of staff, stating that there had been a significant reduction in staff over the past 15 years. The number of employees of the OSE is about 720 people, while the number of station chiefs is 203 people (133 permanent and 70 with a service ticket, with a need of about 400 people). About 200 people are added to the total number who are employed on a service card to cover urgent needs (69 locksmiths, 73 station foremen, 60 technicians), while recruitment of another 217 people continues (in 2021, 117 vacancies were announced, of which 36 stations ). masters and more than 100 in 2022). Recruitment of candidates is under evaluation and about 11,000 applications have been submitted.

What will happen to sabotage?

Mr. Gerapetritis said that the coming period will bring stricter frameworks to Parliament regarding online sabotage, theft and destruction.