Speaking at the opening ceremony of the "Posidonia 2024" exhibition, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reaffirmed Greece's commitment to the development of marine parks while also endorsing Greek shipping.

"At this point, when households are suffering from high prices, ships are the ones that economically feed the world economy by transporting a wide variety of goods—they continued to do so even during the pandemic. Shipping also guaranteed Europe’s energy security when Russia invaded Ukraine and is now keeping the seas open while the crisis in the Middle East is developing,” the Prime Minister emphasized, among other things.

Mitsotakis reiterated Greece’s commitment to the creation of marine parks “in areas that belong to Greek sovereignty, as respect for the marine environment must enter the national agenda in a way that unites and not divides countries and peoples.”

Mitsotakis explained to the Greek shipowners that he will be by their side in every battle that Greek shipping will fight, from the green transition to safe ports and shipyards.

The Greek premier underlined that Greek shipping is a source of pride for Greece and stressed that characteristics such as the pioneering, flexibility, and adaptability of Greek shipowners contributed to Greek shipping increasing its fleet by 50% despite the crisis and geopolitical challenges.