Greek PM vows to upgrade railways as government faces confidence vote
by Helena Smith in Athens from World news | The Guardian on (#6VMP0)
Kyriakos Mitsotakis says protests over train disaster emphasise the need for safe and modern' transport system
The Greek prime minister has vowed to upgrade the country's railways as his embattled government braces for a vote of no confidence after huge protests over a 2023 train crash that killed 57 people.
Two days after hundreds of thousands took to the streets in fury over the response to the disaster on its second anniversary, Kyriakos Mitsotakis acknowledged that not enough had been done to build a safe and modern" transport system, saying the largest protests in recent history had emphasised the demand for action.
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