Christos Stylianides

Maritime Affairs and Island Policy Minister Christos Stylianides discussed migration with Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya in Ankara Thursday.

Shipping Minister Christos Stylianides in recent statements to the press revealed that Greece is already in deliberations with the European Commission on the issue of green transition in the shipping sector as an 80-million-euro fund (that may reach up to €500 million) from the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) has been already committed, focusing on how the industry will build gree

Turkey's interior minister has reportedly told three Greek government ministers that it is Turkey's intention to stop the flow of migrants at sea in the same way as it stemmed the migration flow on land.

Greece has secured its position as a member of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council for the 2024-2025 biennium in category A, following the IMO Assembly in London. Category A designates the 10 states with the most substantial interest in offering international shipping services.

The inauguration of the new Cruise Terminal of ThPA S.A. named "Alexander the Great" took place on Thursday at the Port of Thessaloniki by the Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Minister Christos Stylianides, and the Executive Chairman of the BoD of ThPA S.A. Thanos Liagkos.

A woman was injured by a Coast Guard helicopter that was flying low on Saturday in Prieria, Central Macedonia.

As a result of the low passage of a helicopter near the beachfront of Platamonas coast in Pieria, umbrellas and seats were swept away in front of a health center and a 42-year-old foreigner was injured.

The European Commissioner for crisis management has emphasized the importance of a pilot program for prepositioning firefighters and equipment implemented in Greece last summer.

The recent seismic activity in Corinth and on Crete prompted a meeting of the Scientific Committee for Seismic Risk Assessment of the Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization (OASP) at the suggestion of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides. 

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis unveiled on Friday New Democracy's (ND) country-wide list for the upcoming elections on May 21 that includes eight women and seven men.

Turkish Ambassador to Athens Cagatay Erciyes visited the headquarters of Greece's EMAK disaster response team in a gesture of gratitude for its assistance in the aftermath of February's disastrous earthquake, the embassy said in a tweet Monday.