Greece proposes to create a transport corridor between Alexandroupolis and Odesa

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has proposed creating a transport corridor that would connect the Greek port of Alexandroupolis with the Ukrainian city of Odesa via Varna in Bulgaria and Constanta in Romania.

“I would like Odesa to be at one end of an ambitious, comprehensive connectivity project that would start in the port of Alexandroupolis, go through Varna, Constanta and finally reach Odesa. This is a project that could be proposed for EU funding,” the government official said at the 4th Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit in Odesa on June 11.

According to the prime minister, the corridor would include railway tracks, power lines, gas pipelines and would be a project that “would provide an additional communication corridor for Ukraine, much faster than transporting goods by sea.” Also, in his opinion, the project would provide “a clear and tangible vision of how Ukraine’s integration into the EU can really change the lives of Ukrainians.”

Kyriakos Mitsotakis also assured that Greece will always be ready to contribute to providing any expert or technical support for the candidates’ approach to the EU.

Tags: Alexandroupolis, Greece, Varna, Big Odesa, Constanta