The Greek Ministry of Finance announced that the families of the victims of the train accident will receive a monthly pension of about 1,600 euros for each deceased member.
The Greek Government will pay a monthly pension of 1,600 euros to the families of the 57 people who died in the train accident on February 28 in central Greece, the Ministry of Finance reported on Friday.
In a statement, the ministry indicated that each family will receive a monthly pension of about 1,600 euros for each member who died in the accident (There is the case of parents who lost their two daughters), which will be tax-free and with retroactive effect from March 1.
The amount is equivalent to four times the “national non-contributory pension” and will be readjusted annually, based on its value.
“Human life cannot be put at a price. The minimum duty of the State is, in these circumstances, to help and support the families of the victims with modesty and respect,” the statement read.
All accident victims who have a permanent disability greater than 50% as a result of the accident will also be entitled to this pension.
In addition, all debts with the State or with any bank -private or national- that the direct relatives of the victims have will also be eliminated.
On the night of February 28, a passenger train collided head-on with a freight train north of the city of Larissa, killing 57 people and injuring several dozen others, mostly university students. .
Death toll from train accident in Greece rises to 57
The accident, the biggest railway tragedy in Greek history, unleashed a wave of indignation against the conservative governmentfor not ensuring compliance with the necessary safety measures on the railway.
Tens of thousands of people protested against the executive on March 8 throughout Greece, in one of the largest mobilizations in recent years in the country.
The Greek Prime Minister, the conservative Kyriakos Mitsotakis, assumed political responsibility for the accident on Thursday and acknowledged the absence of security measures that could have prevented the tragedy.
At the moment, five injured young people remain hospitalized in intensive care units.
Source: Observadora
