A joint press release from the Ministries of Finance, Education and Religion, Labor and Social Affairs, Health, Justice and Home Affairs states:initiatives to support and assist relatives, injured, injured and survivors of the Tempi train accident“.

As an introduction, the joint press release states that “the minimum duty of the state in these circumstances is to help and support, with humility and respect, the relatives of the victims and victims of the tragic Tempe rail accident.” .

Among other things, according to the announcement, the issue of payment special pension in favor of families whose member or members have died, as well as those who may have a permanent disability of more than 50%, debts to the public are written offdefinite exemption from certain tax liabilitieseligible for appointment to the Public Sector and support in compensation litigation.

According to the announcement, EOPPY also covers the cost of hospitalization and rehabilitation of victims in materials and services, in all public and private sector entities, and finally, “free individual psychological assistance is provided to the victims’ families, victims and passengers.”

Announcement in detail

“Human life is not valued. The minimum duty of the State in these circumstances is to help and support, with humility and respect, the relatives of the victims and victims of the tragic Tempe rail accident.

For this:

1) A special pension is paid to the families of a deceased member or members, as well as to those who, as a result of an accident, may have a permanent disability of more than 50%. The pension for each deceased is distributed between the spouse and children or, in the absence of a spouse and children, is distributed between the parents. The pension is tax-free and is paid retroactively from March 1, regardless of other income or receipt of another pension. The amount of the special pension is fixed monthly at four times the amount of the national pension and is adjusted annually with the increase in the national pension. Responsibility for the issuance of pensions is assumed by the Revenue Policy Department of the State Accounting Department.

2) Outstanding – as of March 31, 2023 – individual debt of relatives (parents, spouses or persons who have entered into a cohabitation agreement, children, brothers, sisters) of the deceased, persons who have received a permanent disability over the age of 50 years. % and their relatives, as well as persons hospitalized in ICU, the tax authority and insurance funds are excluded.

3) In agreement with banking institutions and credit managers, on their initiative, the credit obligations of the families of the victims arising from housing or personal loan agreements are written off, regardless of whether these debts are repaid or not.

4) The heirs of persons killed in the Tempe train crash are exempt from inheritance tax.

5) The right of appointment to the public sector is granted to a family member of the deceased up to the second degree of kinship. Persons admitted to the ICU and/or who have received a permanent disability of more than 50% are also eligible for appointment. If it is impossible to appoint them for health reasons, the right of appointment passes to the spouse or children, or to one of the parents or one of their brothers and sisters.

6) With regard to judicial procedures, in order to expedite the payment of compensation, legislative measures will be taken to facilitate the enforcement of first instance decisions. In addition, free legal assistance is provided to victims and their relatives if they wish.

7) All boarding school students, as well as students who are children, spouses or persons who have entered into a cohabitation agreement, brothers, sisters and parents of deceased persons or persons who have received a permanent disability of more than 50%, are entitled to transfer during the current calendar year to the corresponding department of another higher educational institution (HEI).

8) All of the above students have priority accommodation in the student dormitories of their educational institutions and are provided with free meals during their studies.

9) At the national examinations in 2023, 2024, 2025 (regular and repeated), additional points will be applied for those on board, as well as for children, spouses or persons who have entered into a cohabitation agreement, brothers, sisters and parents of deceased persons or persons who have received a permanent disability by more than 50%.

10) The costs of hospitalization and rehabilitation of victims in materials and services, in all structures of the public and private sectors, as well as the costs of traveling to rehabilitation structures abroad are fully covered by EOPPY without any participation.

11) Relatives of victims, victims and passengers are provided with free personalized psychological assistance at home and at home through the network of psychiatric structures of the National Health Service, as well as by telephone through the Free National Psychological Service. Support line 10306, with special option 3.

The above actions are supported by the Ministries of Finance, Education and Religious Affairs, Labor and Social Affairs, Health, Justice and Home Affairs.

In order to quickly and immediately serve the families of the dead, injured and passengers, a special structure and telephone line is being established to support and quickly deal with all cases of the above measures, as well as all their transactions with the state, in the General Secretariat for Social Solidarity and Poverty Alleviation of the Ministry of Labor and Social affairs.

In addition, in the case of rescued passengers who purchased tickets without providing their personal details, tickets and left the scene without leaving contact details with government agencies, they are encouraged to contact the hotline to exercise their rights.