{"id":4934,"date":"2025-03-16T05:30:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T05:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/16\/citizens-safety-a-top-priority-says-new-shipping-minister\/"},"modified":"2025-03-16T05:30:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T05:30:54","slug":"citizens-safety-a-top-priority-says-new-shipping-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/16\/citizens-safety-a-top-priority-says-new-shipping-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizens\u2019 safety a top priority, says new Shipping Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1264271\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4614372-1-320x200.jpg?v=1742066772\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4614372-1.jpg?v=1742066771\" alt=\"Citizens\u2019 safety a top priority, says new Shipping Minister\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4614372-1-960x600.jpg?v=1742066772\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[InTime News]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Vassilis Kikilias, the newly appointed Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, emphasized that citizens\u2019 safety is a top priority during the ministry\u2019s handover ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Kikilias, who previously led the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, replaces Christos Stylianidis as part of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis\u2019 cabinet reshuffle.<\/p>\n<p>The changes were announced on Friday amid nationwide protests over the conservative New Democracy government\u2019s handling of the Tempe railway disaster, which claimed 57 lives just over two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe safety of citizens, travelers, and workers comes first, and I urge all that we be disciplined in this doctrine. The Coast Guard will ensure its full implementation,\u201d Kikilias stated.<\/p>\n<p>He also stressed that just as citizens have rights and obligations, so does the Greek state. \u201cEveryone must understand and comply with this \u2013 otherwise, they will find the Ministry of Shipping standing against them,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n<p>On the development potential of the Port of Piraeus, Kikilias spoke of \u201cgrand plans,\u201d promising \u201cmeasurable results.\u201d [Kathimerini, AMNA]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/politics\/1264271\/citizens-safety-a-top-priority-says-new-shipping-minister\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[InTime News] Vassilis Kikilias, the newly appointed Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, emphasized that citizens\u2019 safety is a top priority during the ministry\u2019s handover ceremony. Kikilias, who previously led the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, replaces Christos Stylianidis as part of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis\u2019 cabinet reshuffle. 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