With POS card they will be able to get a ticket to one and a half months Thessaloniki Metro Its users, the Greek government, will continue to support the port of the city in all its designs and by the end of 2025 the concession of Egnatia Odos SA to GEK TERNA (along with the French Egis), pointed out by Vima. The 8th Development Conference is the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure, Nikos Tahaios.

Expressing his satisfaction with the acceptance of the Thessaloniki Metro by citizens, which is evidenced by the ever -increasing elements of use, Mr. Tahaios recognizing the problems that exist specifically on the issue with the tickets that this would be resolved in Immediately in the near future and “within one and a half months the POS will work and the problems will be solved”.

Saying that some childhood diseases occur in the operation of the project, he noted that “Stopping a train for eight minutes is insignificant and if the Thessaloniki subway was not automatic, no one would realize it.” He also stressed that these problems that arise do not allow for malicious criticism, which is mainly exerted on social media, by those who have fought for many years.

For the port of Thessalonikipointed out that it is obviously a development tool for the city and stressed “We will support it in all its designs.” In this context, he pointed out that the project of the implementation of Suburban Western Thessaloniki worth 53.5 million euros “It also concerns the connection of the port with the rail network. It is part of the project the connection of the 6th pier to the rail network »he stressed.

Added: “We even overcome and in consultation with OLTH SA we will build a double entry outlet bridge to facilitate all the movement of the cargoes that the company aspires to carry. In fact, in this way we will drive the railways from October 26th that cut the city in the middle and we will be able to completely remove the lines from an area that is developing in the future, in particular after the erection of the sorting. Holocaust Museum ».

For Egnatia Odos SA companysaying that ‘It is not easy to maintain roads, it is very difficult’ and stating that ‘It’s too small’ The amount of € 1 billion mentioned by its president, George Konstantopoulos, that it will be required for the next 35 years for the heavy maintenance of the motorway: “The only solution is what has been qualified and the Greek government is steadily oriented to closing, possibly within the year, the issue of concession to GEK TERNA”clear.

Among other things, Mr. Tahaios pointed out that infrastructure projects are very difficult to join the Recovery and Resilience Fund, as it explained this was designed to implement a project that will be completed by 31/12/2025, no later than June 2026. “Even the most mature projects were very difficult to join the recovery and durability fund, so we were forced to exclude many projects, as it would be impossible to absorb the funds in the tight timetables that the Fund dictates”he said.

Among other things, he stressed that infrastructure requires many funds and resources are limited and in this context he said that ‘The NSRF for Transport has 1.9 billion euros Overall when in the past it was € 8 billion. “

Concluding Mr. Tahaios reported that “In spite of those who think, but also wishes a derailment of the country’s march and trying to destabilize Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ political sovereignty, the government is working scheduled, systematically and uninterruptedly, to carry out a strategic plan that will continue to keep it. Greece in Europe’s most coherent core, which is really called today to find its own path. This government also put the stability of stability and the signal of progress »he ended up.

The 8th Thessaloniki Development Conference co-organized the Hellenic Institute of Research and Development (ELINEKA) in collaboration with MyPortal.gr and the “Political Calendar-Agenda Thessaloniki”, under the auspices of the TEE/TKM.