The Executive Director of the European Railway Organization (ERA), Joseph Dopelbauer and the European Commission Directorate -General for Transport of Transport, Christian Smith, will be to Athens, to meet with the Hellenic Authorities, on Wednesday. Modernization and improving the safety of Greek railways.

The visit of the committee’s and ERA experts, was announced by Commission President Ursula von der Layen, following a telephone conversation on the morning of March 6 with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The program of expert meetings in Athens has not been determined, a Commission spokesman said. On the part of the Commission to a visit to Athens, Elzbyita Lucanuk, responsible for the safety of railways, will also go to the Office of the Commissioner for Transport, Antinea Valleo.

For his part, ERA informed that the Hellenic Railway Regulatory Authority (RAS) requested on 06/03/2023 its assistance to part of RAS’s supervisory activities.

Concerning the investigation of the causes of the accident, ERA points out: “According to the Security Directive (EU) 2016/798, the obligation to investigate accidents belongs to the Member State (Article 20.1): ‘Member States ensure investigation by the Investigation body referred to in Article 22 after any serious accident in the Union rail system. The purpose of the research is to improve, where possible, rail safety and accident prevention. ”

What will Geratettritis announce

Government interventions are presented today by the new Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Giorgos Gerapetritis.

The new Minister of Transport and Infrastructure will present today at 11, three-speed interventions: immediate point actions to ensure safety in the railways, medium -term moves primarily on electronic and communication and long -term decisions more about the “future »Of the rail landscape.

As far as immediate measures are concerned, it is expected to announce, and secondly, a reset of the OSE Coordinating Center until the Railway Network is completed and the establishment of an OSE internal control committee is completed at 100%.

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