Greece's Apostolos Tzitzikostas has been tapped to helm the transport portfolio in the next European Commission.
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00:00The victims of the 2023 train accident in Greece have expressed their strong disagreement
00:05with the candidacy of the Greek Apostolos Gigikostas as Commissioner for Transport.
00:12In February 2023, 57 people, mainly university students, were killed in a train crash in
00:18Tempi.
00:19Since then, victims' relatives have claimed that the government is trying to cover up
00:23the case, which is now being investigated by the judiciary.
00:28The Tempi 2023 Association sent a letter to the President of the European Commission.
00:32What we want to stress is that the documents that are given to Greeks, who belong to the
00:43ruling party, for a case that is under development and concerns the government, are completely
00:49absurd.
00:50We do not understand their logic and we believe that there is a conflict of interest.
00:56Maria Karistiano was in Brussels to denounce also the choice of MEP Elisa Vosenberg as
01:02Chair of the Transport Committee of the European Party.
01:06She says these nominations are aimed at avoiding accountability for the rail tragedy.
01:12Speaking to Euronews, Vosenberg has denied the allegations.
01:16We should not ignore the fact that Mr. Gigikostas and I, since he was appointed after the acrobatics,
01:26will be coordinating the government in a plot to cover up the facts that need to be made
01:35public.
01:37On the 4th of November, the European Parliament will start the hearings of the designated
01:41commissioners to approve them for the job or reject them.
01:4590 million.