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 services
- promoting a resilient and competitive tourism sector, in line with the EU Agenda for Tourism 2030
- putting forward a plan for an ambitious European high-speed rail network to help connect EU capitals
- developing a Single Digital Booking and Ticketing Regulation to help passengers buy one single ticket on one single platform and protect passenger rights
- putting 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 technologies
- focusing 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 competitiveness
Read more about the EU’s transport policy.
Calendar
- Brussels, Belgium
- Brussels, Belgium
Transparency
Meetings and missions
As 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 Tzitzikostas
- Meetings with Commissioner Tzitzikostas's Cabinet members
- Missions of Commissioner Tzitzikostas
European Parliament hearings
Read Commissioner Tzitzikostas's answers to the European Parliament questionnaire.
Declaration of interests
In 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-present
European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism
- 2022-2024
First Vice-President of the European Committee of the Regions
- 2020-2022
President of the European Committee of the Regions
- 2019-2024
President of the Association of Greek Regions
- 2015-2024
Member of the European Committee of the Regions, Head of the Greek Delegation (since 2017)
- 2014-2024
Governor of the Region of Central Macedonia
- 2010-2014
Deputy Governor of Central Macedonia and Head of the Thessaloniki Regional Unit
- 2007-2009
Elected Member of the Hellenic Parliament