Greece
Greece is a republic in Southern Europe at the end of the Balkan Peninsula; it borders the Mediterranean, Ionian and Aegean Seas; member of the European Union (EU); the port scene is dominated by the Port of Piraeus, the port of capital city Athens; under a 2016 privatisation deal, COSCO Shipping Ports bought a 51% stake in Piraeus Port Authority for €280 million and committed to mandatory investments worth about €294 million over five years to later buy an additional 16% stake. It now holds a 67% stake.
Greek deputy foreign minister of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee on Turkish aggression in the Eastern Mediterranean
Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Barvitsiotis described Turkey’s actions as “unilateral, illegal and provocative”, briefing the European...
Malta minister appeals for peace in the Eastern Mediterranean during visit to Greece
Minister Evarist Bartolo appeals for peace in the Eastern Mediterranean during an official visit to Greece – September 7, 2020 The Minister of Foreign...
Article by Greek Prime Minister published in leading European newspapers
Article by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis published simultaneously in The Times, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and Le Monde – Government of...
Thessaloniki Port proceeds with Pier 6 infrastructure tender
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) September 10, 2020 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has started the second-stage tender process for the selection...
U.S. Ambassador to Greece joins TechCamp Thessaloniki virtual discussion “Empowering women entrepreneurs”
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s Remarks for TechCamp Thessaloniki Virtual Discussion “Empowering Women Entrepreneurs” – September 8, 2020 Good afternoon....
U.S. Consul General Elizabeth Lee visits Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) September 9, 2020 – The newly-appointed U.S. Consul General, Elizabeth K. Lee, has visited Thessaloniki Port Authority...
Greek Prime Minister meets Yang Jiechi, Chinese politician and diplomat
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met today at the Maximos Palace with Yang Jiechi, member of the Politburo and Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of...
Greek and Maltese minister discuss issues in the East Mediterranean
Statements by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, N. Dendia, at the end of his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of Malta,...
Prime Minister of Greece supports Alexandroupolis port
“The port of Alexandroupolis is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. It becomes a hub of cooperation, a source of wealth and prosperity for the...
Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs joins informal EU meeting in Berlin
Statements by Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, N. Dendia, at the end of the EU informal Council (Gymnich) of the EU Foreign Ministers – August 28, 2020...
Greek and Bulgarian leaders meet to discuss regional issues
Borissov and Mitsotakis discussed strategic projects of regional and pan-European importance – August 24, 2020 The working meeting of Prime Minister...
DEPA: Participation of Bulgartransgaz in the Alexandroupolis FSRU
The Greek company Gastrade signed an agreement for the acquisition of 20% of its share capital by the Bulgarian company Bulgartransgaz (BTG), operator of the...
Greek foreign affairs minister statement after EU and U.S. talks
Statements by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, N. Dendia, following the end of the Extraordinary EU Foreign Affairs Council and his meetings with the US...
Greek foreign minister statement after Cyprus visit
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, N. Dendia, after the end of his meeting with his Cypriot counterpart, N. Christodoulidis – August 18, 2020...
COSCO Shipping Ports – July 2020 container throughout
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) August 18, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported July 2020 container throughout for its terminals together with...
Piraeus Port Authority seeks to expand vehicle handling
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) August 18, 2020 – In order to increase its share of the vehicle handling market, the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) will...
Extraordinary EU Foreign Affairs Council – Greek minister statement
Statements by Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, N. Dendia, following the end of the Extraordinary EU Foreign Affairs Council and his meetings with the US...
MSC Cruises returns to service in the Mediterranean offering full-experience cruising this summer
MSC Cruises announced today that flagship MSC Grandiosa and MSC Magnifica will resume operations in the Mediterranean starting from 16 and 29 August 2020...
Statement by Greek Prime Minister on signing of Maritime Zone Demarcation Agreement between Greece and Egypt
“My visit to the remote Halki, in the Dodecanese, takes place on a very important day for our country, international legitimacy and stability in the...
Statement by Greek Minister after signing of agreement on delimitation of AOZ between Greece and Egypt
Statement by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikolaos Dendias, after the signing of an agreement on the delimitation of the AOZ between Greece and Egypt...