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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.
On 21 June 2018, Greece's creditors agreed on a 10-year extension of maturities on 96.6 billion euros of loans (i.e. almost a third of Greece's total debt), as well as a 10-year grace period in interest and amortization payments on the same loans. [173] Greece successfully exited (as declared) the bailouts on 20 August 2018. [174]
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.
The Ministry of Development (Greek: Υπουργείο Ανάπτυξης), formerly known as the Ministry of Development and Investment, is a government department of Greece. The current minister is Takis Theodorikakos [ el ] , with Anna Mani-Papadimitriou and Zoe Rapti serving as deputy ministers.
Following the electoral victory of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement on 4 October 2009, the ministry was split up into a Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change, while its Public Works sector was merged with the Ministry for Transport and Communications to form the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks.
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].