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.
Belarus eyeing seaport in Romania’s Constanta for export promotion
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) November 20, 2020 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Romania Andrei Grinkevich has visited...
Serbia: Continuation of a long-term reliable partnership with China
Belgrade, November 19, 2020 The Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications in the Government of the Republic of Serbia, Tatjana Matic, and the...
Greek prime minister visits Abu Dhabi
The strengthening and upgrading of bilateral relations at a strategic level was sealed by the meeting of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the Greek...
Georgian prime minister hosts US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 18, 2020 – US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is visting Georgia and held talks with Prime Minister Giorgi...
Anaklia Development Consortium welcomes visit to Georgia by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
The Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) today issued the following statement in advance of the 17-18 November visit to Georgia by U.S. Secretary of State Mike...
U.S. Secretary Pompeo set to visit Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 15, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is currently in France on a tour which will include Turkey,...
Russia seeks strategic port capacity incease
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 12, 2020 – One of the main documents defining the strategy for the development of the transport industry, the...
UfM Ministers highlight the importance of regional trade in economic recovery
The 42 member countries of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) convened today by videoconference for the 11th Trade Ministerial Conference to launch three...
Greece attends 11th Ministerial Conference “Union for the Mediterranean”
Participation of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Costas Frangogiannis, in the 11th Ministerial Conference “Union for the Mediterranean”...
The Ambassador of Slovakia to the Alexandroupolis Port Authority
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – Last week, on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, the Ambassador of Slovakia to Greece, Iveta Hricova,...
Kazakh ships to gain faster access to Russian rivers for shipment of goods from and to Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkmenistan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – Kazakhstani companies will gain faster and easier access to inland waterways (navigable rivers) in Russia...
Remarks by Greek Foreign Minister at the Greek-Arab Summit: Roundtable discussion of strategic partners
Remarks by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias at the Greek-Arab Summit: Roundtable discussion of strategic partners – November 9, 2020 Your Excellency,...
US Ambassador to Greece confirms Washington interest in Alexandroupolis port
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) November 8, 2020 – US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt told the online Thessaloniki Summit last Thursday that the U.S....
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s Conversation with Alexia Tasouli regarding the Thessaloniki Summit
Athens, (PortSEurope) October 29, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, held an interview with journalist Alexia Tasouli regarding the...
BPA urges government not to let devolved administrations fall behind on freeports
Ahead of the anticipated launch of the Freeports bidding process this month, the British Ports Association (BPA) has today written to Ministers across...
Spain’s state-owned port system will invest €1,001 million in 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2020 – The president of Puertos del Estado, the state-owned organisation responsible for the management of...
Ukraine considers possibility of cooperation with Italy in development of high-speed railway traffic
The Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladyslav Krykliy held a working meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Ukraine...
United States looks forward to supporting Ukraine as it develops its Crimean Platform
Chargé d’Affaires of the United States of America Kristina Kvien, said this during her meeting with First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova on...
FAS has prepared a draft order on investment collection in Russian ports
The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) has prepared a draft order on the approval of investment tax rates in Russian ports for 2021-2023. The corresponding...
We are simplifying the procedure for registration of a ship call – Ukrainian minister
The Ministry of Infrastructure has significantly simplified the procedure and reduced the time for registration of the call. Now it can be issued around the...