Cyprus Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos travels to Athens on Monday to meet with his Greek counterpart, Costas Karamanlis, to discuss and coordinate their actions as regards EU’s Fit for 55 package with the aim for Europe to become climate neutral by 2050.
An announcement by his office says that Cyprus and Greece agree that emissions should be decreased but they advocate that special measures should be taken for islands and countries of the region such as Cyprus and that the package the EU is proposing should meet these countries’ concerns.
Karousos had a series of meetings the previous period in Brussels with the aim to secure a lesser impact on Cyprus from Fit for 55.
He briefed officials of the European Commission and the parliament on Cyprus’ concerns and suggestions with the aim not to have big consequences on important sectors of the economy such as tourism.
The Minister will travel from Athens to Luxembourg to attend the EU Transport Council on June 2 where “Fit for 55” will be discussed.
Source: Cyprus News Agency