On Tuesday, the plenary of the European Parliament in Brussels will hold a debate among political groups on the Tempe train disaster, in the presence of Commissioner for Transport Apostolos Tzitzikostas. The debate follows a request submitted by the Left group, on the initiative of SYRIZA–PS, according to the party’s official announcement.

It is noted that the request had originally been submitted in February but was rejected multiple times during meetings of the Conference of Presidents due to opposition from the majority formed by EPP, Renew and Patriots.

The debate is scheduled to begin after 18:00 (Greek time), with Kostas Arvanitis, head of the SYRIZA–PS delegation in the Eurogroup, speaking on behalf of the Left.

The plenary session, taking place this week in Strasbourg, includes several other key debates:

  • On Tuesday, the debate on the report on the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility will take place. The report includes a proposal by Greek MEP Nikos Farantouris for extending the deadline for mature projects in the Member States. Farantouris, who is the rapporteur for the report, is scheduled to intervene after 14:30 (Greek time).

  • Also on Tuesday, the plenary will discuss recent developments on passenger rights and airline responsibilities, as well as the European framework for sustainable and competitive public transport. The debate starts after 19:00 (Greek time), with an intervention by MEP Elena Kountoura.

  • On Wednesday, the plenary will debate the topic “Stopping the genocide in Gaza, time for EU sanctions”. The debate begins after 14:00 (Greek time), with MEP Nikos Pappas set to intervene. Pappas returns from the “March to Gaza” flotilla, in which he participated alongside thousands of Greek and international activists.

Other scheduled interventions include: Nikos Farantouris on the EU Oceans Package (Tuesday after 11:00); Kostas Arvanitis on the legislative initiative concerning illegal spyware, two years after the PEGA committee recommendations (Monday after 18:00); and on the situation regarding freedom of assembly in Hungary (Wednesday after 15:00).

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