The Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Miltiadis Varvitsiotis made the following statement on the occasion of the election of the Panamanian candidate Mr. Arsenio Dominguez Velasco to …
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The Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Mr. Miltiadis Varvitsiotis met today with the Executive Director of FRONTEX Mr. Hans Leitens and the Deputy Director- General in charge …
The government's priorities for the four-year period 2023-27 were presented by the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis in the Parliament during the reading of the …
The meeting of the Minister of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy Mr. Miltiadis Varvitsiotis with the Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy to the President of Cyprus …
A clear message that “no accusation and censure directed against the Hellenic Coast Guard will be accepted”, was sent by the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Mr. …
A new patrol boat, properly configured with sanitary equipment, was delivered to the Port Department of Samothrace on Friday afternoon. This is the 8th in total, boat with special …
In recent days, Turkey's statements and accusations are not only beyond of any meaning of international law, but they are beyond of any logic.
Let Turkey finally realize that …
The special importance of the flow management mechanism, traffic planning, as well as control of arrivals and departures of cruise ships (berth allocation), was examined today during a meeting …
The Samos Coast Guard Authority was visited by the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Mr. Giannis Plakiotakis, accompanied by the Member of Greek Parliament Mr. Christodoulos Stefanadis, …
In recent days, the criminal activity of traffickers who are indifferent to human life has intensified, stacking dozens of distressed people without life jackets in boats that do not …
The Minister for Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Mr. Giannis Plakiotakis, acknowledging the need for contribution of all economic sectors, including shipping, to the ambitious goals of the …
The first two, out of four in total, state-of-the-art patrol vessels, manufactured in Italy, were handed over to the Hellenic Coast Guard.
The said vessels, LS 900 "Marinos Zampatis" …
The repatriation of the last three Greek sailors, members of the crew of two Greek-owned ships held in Djibouti for seven months, has been completed due to financial problems …
On the occasion of the incident in Kos in which the Turkish vessel was making deliberately dangerous maneuvers within the Greek territorial waters and hit the Hellenic Coast Guard …
The effectiveness of the Hellenic Coast Guard's reinforcement measures to block the ever-increasing migratory flows in the Eastern Aegean islands was reported by the Minister of Maritime Affairs and …
Informative guidelines, harmonized with National Public Health Organization guidelines for the New Coronavirus 2019 nCoV (China).
Detailed information on the situation in the Aegean regarding the massive influx of foreigners departing from the Turkish coast, often accompanied by Turkish Coast Guard vessels, and the government's …
The Minister of Maritime and Islands Policy, Yiannis Plakiotakis, will be in Brussels next Thursday 20 February to have a series of contacts with European officials within the framework …
Minister of Maritime and Insular Policy, Giannis Plakiotakis paid a visit to Igoumenitsa on Saturday 15/2, as part of his planned visits to the Port Organizations and Port Authorities …