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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.
Italy: the Infrastructure Annex to Def 2021 has been published
From today, the Infrastructure Annex to the 2021 Economic and Financial Document (DEF) is available online on the website of the Italian Ministry of Economy...
Malta announces plan to develop Grand Harbour
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) August 9, 2021 – Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg has presented the government’s proposals to regenerate the Grand...
Technical Roundtable for Venice starts work
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) August 6, 2021 – The Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility Enrico Giovannini has hosted the first meeting of the...
Italy: €7.5 billion divided for regional railways, ports, redevelopment of public housing
The Unified Conference has given the green light to the decrees of the MIMS on the allocation of resources of the complementary Plan and of the Pnrr –...
Greek minister meets with the British Home Secretary Priti Patel
A formal meeting between the Minister of the Interior of Great Britain Ms Priti Patel and the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy Mr. Giannis Plakiotakis...
Oleksandr Kubrakov: We attract investments in port infrastructure due to reduction of dividends and concession projects
The Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov spoke about the plans for the development of the port economy of Ukraine. This took place at a...
Kazakhstan meets with Minister of Transport of Uzbekistan Ilkhom Makhkamov
Prime Minister Askar Mamin meets with Minister of Transport of Uzbekistan Ilkhom Makhkamov – July 27, 2021 The parties discussed the prospects for the...
Ukraine & the UN: Sustainable infrastructure development and mobility
Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov met with UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Osnat Lubrani – July 23, 2021 Among the topics...
U.S. congressional delegation visits Sofia and Varna
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) July 14, 2021 – A U.S. Congressional delegation visited Sofia and Varna on July 8-11, to engage with government,...
Italian Minister Giovannini receives the Minister of Transport of Qatar
Minister Enrico Giovannini met the Minister of Transport of Qatar, Al Sulaiti, today at the headquarters of the Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructure and...
Italy bans cruise ships from the Venice lagoon
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) July 14, 2021 – Minister of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, said yesterday that from 1 August...
U.S. Ambassador visits Defense Exhibition Athens 2021 in Greece
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) July 14, 2021 – The U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt has attended the Defense Exhibition Athens (DEFEA) 2021. DEFEA is a...
President Erdoğan: “Kanal Istanbul will take its place in history as one of the most important values of our country”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “Kanal Istanbul, whose contributions to Turkey are incomparably higher than the cost of the project, will take its...
Malta: Talks in Brussels on Libya
In Brussels, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Evarist Bartolo met bilaterally with the Foreign Affairs Minister of Egypt, Sameh Hassan Shoukry, during...
Croatia: Continuation of measures to assist the transport sector worth HRK 60 million
As part of the continuation of aid measures aimed at mitigating the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and...
Government council comments on proposed second track of the Divača-Koper railway line
The President of the Project Council for Civil Oversight of the Construction of the Second Track of the Divača – Koper Railway Line (PSCN), Jadran...
Turkey – Designing the future of transport and communications
The Transport and Logistics Master Plan Workshop, organized by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, started in Afyon – July 9, 2021...