The Greek parliament voted on Tuesday to set up a committee to investigate how a minister handled the aftermath of a deadly 2023 train crash, days after violent protests over a perceived lack of government accountability brought businesses to a halt.

Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in cities and towns across Greece on Friday to demand justice on the second anniversary of the country’s deadliest-ever train crash, and striking workers grounded flights and halted sea and train transport.

Clashes broke out in Athens on Wednesday between Greek police and demonstrators protesting over a 2023 train crash that killed 57 people, most of them students, in the country's worst rail disaster. The violence erupted after thousands of people peacefully rallied outside parliament where lawmakers debated a censure motion submitted by opposition parties against the centre-right government.

Greek opposition parties have challenged the country’s center-right government with a censure motion in parliament over a devastating rail disaster

Clashes broke out in Athens on Wednesday (March 5) between Greek police and demonstrators protesting over a 2023 train crash that killed 57 people in the country's worst rail disaster. Greenland: Why is it valuable?