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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,...

Relations between Serbia and China have been further improved

Belgrade, September 17, 2020 The First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dačić and the Ambassador of...

Public investment in Spanish ports will exceed €1,200 million in 2021

Toledo asks Plataforma de Inversores en Puertos Españoles (PIPE) to follow in the wake of Puertos del Estado and MITMA and increase private investment in...

Russia’s Ministry of Transport presents seaports development plan

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) September 15, 2020 – The Ministry of Transport presented a draft plan of the federal project “Development of...

U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s Remarks at the Southeast Europe Energy Forum Panel

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) September 14, 2020 – The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the Hellenic Association for...

Greek government approves port privatisation plan update

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 9, 2020 – The Government Council for Economic Policy (KYSOIP) authorized the approved by the Hellenic Republic...

Spanish prime minister takes part in Southern EU Countries (MED7) summit

Pedro Sánchez stresses the importance of coordination by Mediterranean countries to push through policies of mutual interest in EU – September 10, 2020...

Ajaccio declaration after the 7th Summit of the Southern EU countries (MED7)

Ajaccio declaration after the 7th Summit of the Southern EU countries (MED7) – September 10, 2020 1. We, the Heads of State and Government of Cyprus,...

Statement by Greek prime minister at the Euro-Mediterranean Conference MED7

Statement by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Euro-Mediterranean Conference MED7 – September 10, 2020 Ladies and gentlemen, we have just...

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...

Turkish foreign minister visits Malta

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met with Malta’s Minister for European and Foreign Affairs Evarist Bartolo of Malta in Antalya on 12...

Anaklia Development Consortium issues statement claiming government’s intention to end project

Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) September 11, 2020 – The Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) has published a statement supporting its opinion that the...

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...

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...

Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan agree steps to increase cargo along Lapis Lazuli corridor

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) September 8, 2020 – A trilateral online meeting was held with the participation of representatives of the transport sector...

Pedro Sánchez stresses importance of strategic relations between Spain and China

Prime Minster of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, received the Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party and Politburo...

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...

The agreement from Washington is important for the international position of Serbia

Belgrade, September 7, 2020 The First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dačić stated today that...

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,...

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