In the following link you will be able to watch the greeting of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the event for the completion of the upgrading and expansion of the Port of Agios Konstantinos:

Starting his speech the prime minister he noted that “we are now passing from the phase of maturation and construction to the phase of delivering projects that change the image of the country”.

The prime minister spoke of a cosmogony that was overdue: Think of a country with such a long coastline having its ports abandoned because that was the situation we found” and continued “”The investment that is being made here does not just enable more visitors to leave Agios Constantine to Evia and Sporades but now the port can accept small and large cruise ships”.

“At the beginning of the second 4-year period, we are in the process of launching the projects. We are in the era where what counts is the result. I believe that in the coming months and years we will launch many projects that change the face of Greece” concluded the Prime Minister in his greeting.

Then the Prime Minister will visit Kamena Vourla where he will talk to citizens of the area, while at 12:30 Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit the construction site of the Bralos – Amfissa highway.

Inaugurating the new port facilities at the port of Agios KonstantinosPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, began his tour of Fthiotida and Fokida.

The prime minister had the opportunity to be informed by the regional governor of Central Greece, Fanis Spanos, about the new facilities of the port, which is the starting point par excellence for the Sporades. He was informed about the new projects with which the existing infrastructure was completed, which increase the possibility of serving ships and passengers and much more open the horizon even for cruise ships.

According to the governor of Central Greece, the project has a budget of 9.8 million euros and is financed by the Public Investment Program implemented by the Region of Central Greece.

The expansion of the existing land area by 3,745 sq.m. has brought a “facelift” to the port facilities as a whole. and thus the new port will have an area of ​​6,815 sq.m. after new quays were created, greater depth, the existing quay was extended and a new wharf was built, perpendicular to the quay, with the aim of creating a protected port basin from the north swell.

Now the total capacity of the port is to have the possibility of mooring two hydrofoils up to 35 m long and stern mooring of two ferry vessels up to 100 m long, while at the same time berthing positions are increasing.

As the Prime Minister was informed, Agios Konstantinos for the first time with the specific projects acquires the ability to serve small and medium cruise ships and aspires to be used for their passengers, for access to nearby areas of great interest such as Delphi and Thermopylae .

At the same time, the conditions of protection and benefits in the neighboring fishing shelter, which is an important project for the local community, were also improved.

The eulogy during the inauguration was performed by the Metropolitan of Fthiotida, Mr. Symeon, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was accompanied by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport and Member of Parliament of Fthiotida, Christos, during the inauguration and the briefing by the regional governor of Central Greece, Fanis Spanos. Staikouras, the Minister of Citizen Protection and Member of Parliament for Fthiotida, Yiannis Oikonomou, the Member of Parliament for New Democracy in Fthiotida, Giorgos Kotronias, the current mayor of Kamenos Vourlos, Yiannis Sykiotis, the newly elected mayor Ilias Kyrmanidis, mayors and local authorities of the wider area as well as representatives of agencies.