“The role of transport is important for achieving high and sustainable development and for strengthening social cohesion”, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Christos Staikouras, said on Friday attending the Informal Council of Ministers of Transport, held in Barcelona.
“At European level, we are promoting sustainable connectivity and enhancing smart mobility in order to have a competitive, safe, accessible and affordable transport system,” he added.
In this direction, at national level, we are modernising and “greening” our bus fleet, promoting electromobility, strengthening transport safety and investing in durable infrastructure, highlighting our country’s position in the new trans-European transport network, Staikouras said.
The subject of the Informal Council of Ministers of Transport is “the role of Transport as a tool of social and territorial cohesion”.
SOURCE; ANA-MPA
