A delegation of MEPs, including Isilda Gomes (PS), visits between Monday and Wednesday to Greece to assess progress since the train accident in Tempi in 2023, where 57 people died.
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18/09/2026
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Lusa
A delegation of the European Parliament's Committee on Petitions will assess the measures taken following the Tempi railway accident in 2023 with regard to safety measures, the application of European Union legislation, the implementation of EU-funded railway infrastructure, as well as petitioners' concerns about the effectiveness of accountability mechanisms, according to a statement.
MEPs will begin their visit on Monday in Larissa, where they will meet with the board of the Tempi Association of the affected.
The following day, the delegation will meet with the governor of Thessaly, Dimitrios Kouretas, before visiting the rail traffic control centre of Larissa, accompanied by representatives of the Organization of Helenic Railways.
The MEPs will then travel to Athens to meet representatives of the main rail passenger and freight operator in Greece, Hellenic Train.
The mission will end on Wednesday, 23rd, with meetings with the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Christos Dimas, and his deputy, Giorgos Kotsiras, as well as the national regulatory authority for trains, trade unions and representatives of the independent national accident investigation body.
On 28 February 2023, at around 23:18, the IC-62 passenger train, traveling from Athens to Thessaloniki, collided head-on with the 63503 freight train near Evangelismos in the Tempi Valley near Larissa.
According to the official investigation of the accident carried out by the Hellenic Air Safety Research Authority and the passenger train IC-62 had 352 persons on board at the time of the accident.
The collision resulted in 57 deaths, including 46 passengers and 11 railways, as well as 81 serious injuries requiring hospitalization for more than 24 hours and 99 minor injuries, being considered the most fatal railway accident in Greece.