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Cyprus-Greece ferry connection to be approved by end of March says Deputy Shipping Minister
March 5, 2020
Deputy Shipping Minister, Natasa Pilides expects a ferry connection between Cyprus and Greece to be approved by the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission by the end of March. She added that soon after EU approval, the Ministry will be ready to proceed with an open tender.
Speaking during a press conference where the annual report for 2019 of the Deputy Ministry of Shipping was presented, Pilides said that she had contacts with EU officials two weeks ago, who as she said, “understand, that the issue of the Cyprus-Greece ferry connection is a high priority for us”.
In addition, Pilides said that there’s interest for the ferry connection from several companies from Cyprus, Greece, Germany and Spain.