Government
News about the involvement of government in port activities. Includes government laws applicable to ports, state-owned ports including European Union issues with national government implications. Also includes inter-government meetings, agreements and visits of government officials.
Washington set for second naval base in Greece
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 26, 2021 – Talks about a new Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) between Greece and the USA are ongoing,...
Port of Sines hosts diplomatic attachés
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 24, 2021 – Earlier this week, around 30 diplomatic attachés from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MNE) visited...
U.S. ambassador visits Eurogate Limassol terminal
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) September 23, 2021 – The U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus, Judith Garber, has visited the Eurogate Limassol container terminal...
Greek statement on strong investment interest for the Heraklion Port Authority
Joint press release of the Greek Ministries of Finance and Shipping and Island Policy regarding the strong investment interest for the Heraklion Port Authority...
Statement by Greek Prime Minister before the summit of the countries of the south of the European Union
News – Athens – September 17, 2021 Ladies and gentlemen, It is with great pleasure that I welcome to Athens my counterparts, Heads of State and...
Heraklion Port Authority privatisation sees nine expressions of interest
Heraklion, Crete, Greece (Ports Europe) September 19, 2021 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), part of the HCAP Group, has announced...
Maltese proposal for a Conference on Security and Cooperation in the Mediterranean well received
A proposal by Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Evarist Bartolo to hold a Conference on Security and Cooperation in the Mediterranean in the spirit of...
Belarus seeks port cooperation from Russia to maintain exports
Minsk, Belarus (Ports Europe) September 14, 2021 – In an interview with the Belarus-1 TV channel, the Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko said...
Azerbaijan and China discuss transport cooperation
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) September 13, 2021 – Azerbaijan’s Transport, Communications and High Technologies Minister Rashad Nabiyev and China’s...
U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt presents “The U.S. Perspective for Southeast Europe’s Energy Role”.
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 13, 2021 – The U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt has attended the Southeast Europe Energy Forum Panel and...
Greek and U.S. officials meet to discuss energy
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs K. Fragogiannis’ meeting with the Department of State Bureau of Energy Resources’ Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy...
Portuguese ambassador visits the Port of València
The Portuguese ambassador to Spain, João Mira, has led the visit of a delegation from the Lusitanian country to the facilities of the Port of València to...
U.S. Coast Guard delegation visits Albanian ports
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) September 10, 2021 – A team of U.S. Coast Guard experts has visited Albania to assess the implementation of security...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s speaks at Center for European Policy Analysis event on the Eastern Mediterranean
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 8, 2021 – The Washington-based Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) has held a virtual event called...
Slovenian minister meets Maersk officials
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) September 6, 2021 – At the end of last month, Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anže Logar visited Denmark. As well...
Maltese Minister Bartolo and EU Commissioner Várhelyi discuss developments in Libya
Minister Evarist Bartolo and EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi discuss developments in Libya – September 2, 2021 During a meeting in Bled, Slovenia,...
Ukraine is ready to adopt Germany’s experience in managing infrastructure projects
On August 13, 2021, the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal...