Greek shipping »the only sector in which the country can be a champion«

摘要

Stability at risk: »2017 has been declared »European Maritime Yean. However, paradoxically, while the European Union seeks to enhance the competitiveness of its shipping, it acts in a way that undermines the stability of maritime activity in Europe. In this context, the perpetuation of the investigation into the Greek shipping institutional framework, leaving a shipping community which represents 50% of the EU fleet in uncertainty, places half of European shipping at risk. The prospect of relocation to hospitable shipping countries outside Europe, or even within Europe but outside the EU, is no longer hypothetical.«