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The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Greek: Υπουργείο Υποδομών και Μεταφορών) is a government department of Greece headquartered in Cholargos, Athens. [1] The ministry is currently headed by Christos Staikouras, who also served as Minister of Finance in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The ministry was set up from departments of the former ministries of Infrastructure, Transport and Communications and Development, Competitiveness and Shipping—except those transferred to the Ministry of Shipping and Aegean—and the General Secretariat for Research and Technology, which was transferred from the former Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs.
A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the minister for transport . The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government agencies administering transport in nations who do not employ ministers.
The Greek Ministry of Finance reported the need to improve competitiveness by reducing salaries and bureaucracy [44] and to redirect governmental spending from non-growth sectors such as the military into growth-stimulating sectors. The Great Recession had a particularly large negative impact on GDP growth rates in Greece. Two of the country's ...
This is a list of ministries of Greece. Greece is a country in Southern Europe , politically considered part of Western Europe . Greece is a parliamentary republic .
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Greece) (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Government ministries of Greece" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Christos Staikouras (pronounced [ˌxristos stai̯ˈkuras]; born 12 August 1973) is a Greek economist and politician who is currently New Democracy's coordinator of economic affairs. Since the 2007 legislative election , he has been a Member of the Hellenic Parliament (MP) for Phthiotis .
Greek growth rates were highest during the 1950s, often exceeding 10%, close to those of a modern tiger economy. [18] [19] Industrial production also grew annually by 10% for several years, mostly in the 1960s. Growth however greatly widened the economic gap between rich and poor, intensifying political divisions. [15] [failed verification].