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Under the chairmanship of the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mr. The Transport Council met yesterday, Wednesday 20 December 2023, with the participation of representatives from the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), the Federation of Employers and Industrialists (FEB), the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (CTEK), the University of Cyprus, the University of Technology and the Association of Transport Engineers, in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Shipping Ms Marina Hadjimanolis, the Director General of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, the Director General of the Deputy Ministry of Shipping, as well as executives and competent officials from the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, the Department of Environment, the Cyprus Chamber of Shipping and the Cyprus Association of Shipping Agents.
The members of the Transport Council were informed about the developments concerning the legislative proposals at the level of the European Union in relation to the following issues.
(a) Legislative proposals for the road safety package.
(b) Regulation on the accounting of greenhouse gas emissions from transport services, concerning land, sea and air transport.
(c) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in shipping under the "Fit For 55-EU ETS" legislative package and the challenges for Cyprus.
There was a broad exchange of views among the participants and it was decided to meet again in January to record their suggestions on how to further handle the above issues.
(Sap/EATH)
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