Today, 6 June 2014, a meeting of the Council of EU Ministers for Telecommunications took place in Luxembourg, chaired by Greek Deputy Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks, Michalis Papadopoulos.

Today, 5 June 2014, a meeting of the Council of EU Transport Ministers, chaired by Greek Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks, Michalis Chrisochoidis took place in Luxembourg.

Α two-day Informal Council of Energy Ministers, chaired by the Greek Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change Yannis Maniatis, took place at Zappeion Megaron  in Athens, on 15-16 May, with the participation of  the Commissioner for Energy, Günther Oettinger and the competent EU Ministers.

Although road transport is a lot safer compared to the past, it is still considerably more dangerous than other means of travel. This underlines the fact that future initiatives need to be undertaken at EU level in order to prevent road accidents and minimize road traffic deaths and injuries. To this end, Member States need to build the political commitment necessary for adopting an EU road safety strategy.