Page contentsPage contents Responsibilities Apostolos Tzitzikostas is the Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism. His task is to make European transport more competitive, sustainable and resistant to future shocks, and to ensure that it is safe, accessible and affordable for all EU citizens.He is responsible for:working to ensure that the missing Trans-European Transport corridor parts are built by 2030, and strengthening the single market for transport servicespromoting a resilient and competitive tourism sector, in line with the EU Agenda for Tourism 2030putting forward a plan for an ambitious European high-speed rail network to help connect EU capitalsdeveloping a Single Digital Booking and Ticketing Regulation to help passengers buy one single ticket on one single platform and protect passenger rightsputting in place a Sustainable Transport Investment Plan to scale up and prioritise investments to decarbonise the sector, including the electrification of road transport and the use of cutting-edge technologiesfocusing on different transport sectors, for instance by developing a new industrial maritime strategy coming up with a strategy for EU ports, focusing on security and competitivenessRead more about the EU’s transport policy. ContactsMedia contactsCommission spokespersons' serviceWrite to the CommissionerShare your views Speeches Speeches will be available soon. Latest Press release18 December 2024EU introduces Flight Emissions Label for more informed and sustainable travelling 2 min readPress release13 December 2024Commission updates EU Air Safety List and adds Air Tanzania to the airlines banned within the European Union1 min readMore news Calendar See all Transparency Meetings and missionsAs part of the Commission's commitment to transparency, Commissioners and their Cabinet members publish information on and minutes of all meetings they hold with interest representatives. Every two months, they also publish an overview of mission expenses.Meetings with Commissioner TzitzikostasMeetings with Commissioner Tzitzikostas's Cabinet membersMissions of Commissioner TzitzikostasEuropean Parliament hearingsRead Commissioner Tzitzikostas's answers to the European Parliament questionnaire.Declaration of interestsIn line with the Commission's Code of Conduct for Members of the Commission, each Member of the Commission publishes a declaration of interests. The declarations of the Commissioners-designate can be found on the European Parliament’s website, where they were published before the confirmation hearings of the Commissioners. The declarations of interests of the new Members of the Commission will be updated and published here at the beginning of 2025 in line with Article 3 of the Code of Conduct for the Members of the European Commission. Machine-readable versions of all declarations will also be made available in line with the requirements of the Code of Conduct. The declarations of interests follow the requirements set out in Article 3 and Annex 1 of the Code of Conduct for Commissioners. Biography 2024-presentEuropean Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism2022-2024First Vice-President of the European Committee of the Regions2020-2022President of the European Committee of the Regions2019-2024President of the Association of Greek Regions2015-2024Member of the European Committee of the Regions, Head of the Greek Delegation (since 2017)2014-2024Governor of the Region of Central Macedonia2010-2014Deputy Governor of Central Macedonia and Head of the Thessaloniki Regional UnitShow 3 more items2007-2009Elected Member of the Hellenic Parliament Documents 1 DECEMBER 2024President von der Leyen’s mission letter to Apostolos TzitzikostasOther languages (1)ελληνικά(228.05 KB - PDF)Download Related links The PresidentCollege of CommissionersMobility and Transport
Press release18 December 2024EU introduces Flight Emissions Label for more informed and sustainable travelling 2 min read
Press release13 December 2024Commission updates EU Air Safety List and adds Air Tanzania to the airlines banned within the European Union1 min read