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.
Tunisia and France sign maritime agreement
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) June 9, 2021 – During the visit of French Prime Minister Jean Castex to Tunisia, the two countries signed several...
Minister Vrtovec meets European transport ministers on the priorities of Slovenia’s presidency of the EU Council
Minister of Infrastructure Jernej Vrtovec attended a meeting of European transport ministers in Luxembourg, where he presented the priorities of the Slovenian...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s remarks at MOU Signing with EduAct for Thessaloniki TechLab
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) June 4, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador Pyatt has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with #EduACT to open a 6th...
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Pyatt speaks at Thessaloniki event
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) June 4, 2021 – Speaking at an “Thessaloniki Future Thinking Dialogues” Amcham event to journalists, U.S....
Russia’s Minister of Agriculture will visit Serbia soon
The Minister without portfolio in the Government of Serbia in charge of innovations and technological development, Nenad Popović, met today with the Minister...
Greece’s Port Planning and Development Committee completes review
Under the chairmanship of the General Secretary of Ports Evangelos Kyriazopoulos, the 87th / 02-06-2021 Meeting of the Port Planning and Development Committee...
Greek government meets International Maritime Union to discuss shipping issues
The Minister of Shipping and Island Policy Mr. Giannis Plakiotakis met today with the President, Antonis Venieris and members of the Board of Directors of the...
Greece and Italy ratify delimitation of maritime zones
Announcement of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the completion of the ratification process of the Greece-Italy agreement for the delimitation...
Statement by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs after the meeting with Turkish counterpart
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, after the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu – May...
Statement by Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs after the meeting with Russian counterpart
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, after the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergei Lavrov,...
Croatia continues to strengthen ties with China and build cooperation
Today, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković received Yang Jiechi, the first man of Chinese diplomacy and the head of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Central...
Slovenian minister: “Logistics is high on the list of priorities of the Ministry of Infrastructure”
The Minister of Infrastructure Jernej Vrtovec attended the opening of a garage house and a truck entrance at the Bertoška access road in the Port of...
Oleksandr Kubrakov takes over as head of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 24, 2021 – Oleksandr Kubrakov has started his new role as head of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine....
Port Authority of Augusta-Catania to receive central funds
Catania, Italy (Ports Europe) May 24, 2021 – The Italian government has signed the decree of allotment of €115 million ($140 million) for the design of...
Italian government makes €107 million available to Municipalities, Metropolitan Cities and Port System Authorities
The Ministry of Infrastructures and Sustainable Mobility makes €107 million available to Municipalities, Metropolitan Cities and Port System Authorities for...
Consul General of the United States visits the port of Genoa
The United States Consul General in Milan, Robert Needham, together with the Consul for Political and Economic Affairs, Holly Holzer, visited the Port of Genoa...
Analysis – Danube River–Aegean Sea Canal project surpasses the craziness of Kanal Istanbul
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) May 17, 2021 – A megalomanic project to construct a Danube River–Aegean Sea Canal has been a Serbian dream for well...