In opening remarks to Wednesday’s online cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis began by offering a “personal and sincere apology to our fellow citizens that underwent hardship for many hours, trapped in Attiki Odos”, ANA reports.
“There are very clear responsibilities of the concessionaire for the way that it handled this latest snowstorm. These will be fully investigated based on existing laws but also the terms included in the relevant contracts with the public sector,” Mitsotakis underlined.
This was the reason for the decision to immediately give 2,000 euros to the drivers that were trapped on Attiki Odos and to pay compensation to the TRAINOSE train passengers that were stranded, the prime minister continued.
“I note that this is the first time that the state has taken action to provide relief through this process to our fellow citizens that suffered damages,” he said, pointing out that the provision for compensation was added to concession contracts in a law passed by the present government, irrespective of any private claims or public-sector actions in this regard.
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