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Joint Statement on the high level overview of the U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo on September 28, 2020, conducted a high-level review of the US-Greece...

Greek prime minister meets visiting UAE minister

Meeting of the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan...

Secretary of State Pompeo travels to Greece – U.S. government

The U.S. Department of State has released the following factsheet prior to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Greece this week – September 27, 2020 “The...

U.S. Secretary Pompeo to visit Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) September 27, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Thessaloniki and Crete in the next three days,...

Greek minister meets visiting UAE counterpart

Statements by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, N. Dendia, after the conclusion of his meeting with his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh...

Turkish foreign minister joins meeting of Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation

Participation of Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in the Informal Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Black Sea Economic...

Ukraine and Slovakia to develop multimodal transportation between Asia and the EU

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) September 24, 2020 – Transport ministers from Ukraine and Slovakia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to...

Russian government to revise transport infrastructure development

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) September 24, 2020 – The government has announced that it will significantly revise the plan for the development of the...

RAL visits Thessaloniki Port Authority

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) September 24, 2020 – A delegation from the Regulatory Authority for Ports (RAL), led by the President Panagiotis...

Italian ambassador to Greece visits Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 24, 2020 – A delegation from the Embassy of Italy in Athens visited Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) yesterday. Led...

Malta’s Minister Bartolo official visit to Spain

Malta’s Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Evarist Bartolo is currently on an official visit to Madrid, during which he has been hosted by his...

American International Development Finance Corporation opens office in Belgrade

The Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, and Executive Director of the American International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Adam Bohler, signed a...

U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s press statement at Elefsina Shipyard

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) September 21, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, has visited the Elefsina Shipyard and made a statement to the...

Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade presents new point system for localization of shipbuilding

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) September 21, 2020 – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has again revised Resolution 719 (contains a list of operations and...

Greek ports minister visits Thessaloniki port

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) September 21, 2020 – Secretary- General of Ports, Port Policy and Maritime Investments, Evangelos Kyriazopoulos,...

U.S. Ambassador remarks at The Economist Greek Government Roundtable

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) September 20, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, has attended the annual Economist Greek Government...

U.S. ambassador to Greece: Interview with Naftika Chronika

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) September 20, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, has given an interview to Naftika Chronika where he...

Azerbaijan and Iran discuss port cooperation

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) September 20, 2020 – Baku International Sea Trade Port, the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran and the State Maritime...

Malta and the UAE to strengthen ties in trade, investment

Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Evarist Bartolo held a phone call with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Anwar...

Interview of Greek minister of foreign Affairs in the newspaper Naftemporiki and the mayor Katerina Kokkaliari

Interview of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, N. Dendia in the newspaper “Naftemporiki” and the mayor Katerina Kokkaliari – September 19,...

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