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Conservative ND MPs Seek Answers for the Aegina Speedboat Tragedy

Conservative main opposition New Democracy party deputies signed a group letter addressed to Shipping and Island Policy Minister Thodoris Dritsas. The letter calls on the minister to explain the three-hour absence of the Coast Guard concerning the location and arrest of the...

Shipping Ministry Mulls Bolstering Marine Laws After Aegina Speedboat Crash

People need to adopt a different mentality on marine and traffic security to avoid tragic incidents similar to the speedboat crash in Aegina, as well as strengthen existing rules, Shipping Minister Thodoris Dritsas told the Athens-Macedonian news agency on...

Greek Government to Submit Bill for Implementation of the EU-Turkey Deal

The Greek government will table in parliament on March 30 a draft bill that will address issues relating the implementation of the EU-Turkey deal, the head of Greece’s coordinating body for the management of the refugee crisis said on...

Greece Must Be Ready for the Worst Scenario, Shipping Min. Dritsas Says

Greece must be prepared for the worst scenario, Shipping Minister Thodoris Dritsas stated on Tuesday, adding that the government does not want to create permanent and large camps because "it is very difficult for someone to handle areas hosting...

Alt. Migration Minister: 70,000 Migrants and Refugees Will Be Stuck in Greece in March

Alternate Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas estimated that "about 50,000 to 70,000 refugees and migrants will be trapped in Greece in the next month," while in an interview with Greek TV's Mega channel. Mouzalas said that the government has submitted an...

Thodoris Dritsas: Five Hot Spots By the End of the Month

  "The government is making big efforts and by the end of the month, I estimate that five hot spots will be working in the Aegean islands and in Schisto, Athens and in Sindos, Thessaloniki," assured the Minister of Shipping...

New Deal for Piraeus Port Ahead of Privatization to Include Rent Raise

A new contract between the Piraeus Port and the Greek state will include an increase in the annual cost of the lease, from 2% of total annual revenue at present to 3.5% of annual revenue, ANA-MPA sources said on...

Greek Shipping Minister: 200,000 Migrants and Refugees in Greece Since Beginning of 2015

Greek Shipping Minister Thodoris Dritsas announced on Wednesday that 200,000 migrants and refugees have entered the Greek borders in 2015, with 100,000 having arrived in the country in the past two months. Dritsas cited bureaucratic limitations as a cause of the delayed transportation...

Greece Drafts New Bill for the Sale of Piraeus Port‏

A draft law envisaging a new concession contract between the Greek state and the Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) -still pending- will pave the way for the submission of binding offers in a tender to buy 51% in Piraeus' port by...

Mayor of Greek Island Warns of Critical Conditions After Record Migrant Arrivals in 24 hours

A record number of 758 irregular migrants and refugees arrived in the last 24 hours on the island of Mytilene, in the northeastern Aegean, the Greek Coast Guard said, placing immense pressure on the island’s infrastructure. In a letter sent to...