Ahead of the summer season, the new Director General of the Deputy Ministry of Shipping, Dr Theodoulos Mesimeris, estimates that he will be in a position to present a comprehensive and holistic Action Plan for the prevention, monitoring, control and response to incidents of marine pollution.
Speaking to “Entrepreneurial Limassol”, Dr Mesimeris clarified that the objective is to finally establish a clear coordination mechanism, with well-defined responsibilities and timelines, so that every involved authority knows exactly what actions to take, both preventively and in the event of a crisis.
The starting point of this new effort dates back to January 2024, when the Council of Ministers decided to coordinate, at a central level, the issue of preventing and responding to…