Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU advanced key transport and maritime files at a ministerial meeting in Luxembourg on June 8, 2026. Separately, Eurobank announced details of its 2025 dividend distribution, while Cyprus Energy Minister Michalis Damianos called for deeper regional cooperation at an energy forum in Washington.
EU transport and maritime discussions
The Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council, in its transport formation, was chaired by Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades and Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis.
Ministers adopted conclusions on European shipping and ports and discussed cleaner mobility, supply chain resilience and the transport sector’s decarbonisation path beyond 2030.
At the end of the Council, Vafeades, Hadjimanolis and European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas presented the results of the meeting, which focused on Europe’s competitiveness, resilience and strategic autonomy across transport and maritime policy.
For the Cyprus Presidency, the meeting brought together priorities pursued over the previous six months, including clean mobility, connectivity, the resilience of transport networks, the strategic role of ports and the future of Europe’s maritime industrial base.
Hadjimanolis co-chaired with Vafeades the discussion on the decarbonisation of the transport sector after 2030, which focused on the revision of three key regulations for transport.
Eurobank dividend details
Eurobank announced details regarding the distribution of its dividend for the 2025 financial year following approval by shareholders at the bank’s annual general meeting on April 28, 2026.
Shareholders approved the distribution of a total dividend of €258.67 million, equivalent to €0.07123 per share before tax.
The bank said the amount payable per share would increase because 32,389,605 treasury shares held by the bank are not entitled to receive a dividend.
As a result, the gross dividend amount payable to eligible shareholders will rise to €0.07187 per share.
Energy cooperation call in Washington
Energy Minister Michalis Damianos said at the 10th Ministerial Meeting of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum in Washington that current geopolitical developments make it essential to deepen regional cooperation, diversify supply sources and routes, and strengthen energy infrastructure.
