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Visit of EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn to FORTH/ICE-HT
The EU Commissioner, Mr. Johannes Hahn, responsible for Regional Policy, visited Patras on Thursday, February 14, 2013. This visit was part of the Commissioner’s “tour” to the 13 Greek Regions, with which he seeks to ensure the most effective utilization of structural resources – the main source of public investment for the country. The Commissioner was accompanied by the Head of the EU Delegation in Greece, Mr. Panos Karvounis and the Regional Governor of Western Greece, Mr. Apostolos Katsifaras. As part of his visit, he chose to see two of the three projects financed by the EU through the ESPA Programme, that is, the new building of FORTH/ICE-HT and the new port of Patras.
At FORTH/ICE-HT, the Commissioner was welcomed by the Director Prof. Costas Galiotis and the Scientific Council of the Institute. The visit lasted about an hour, during which Prof. Galiotis made a brief presentation of the Institute’s research areas and activities. He also presented to him the innovative products of ICE-HT and the spin-off companies, which have come from the activities of the Institute’s researchers. The Commissioner then inspected the funded project, talked to the contractors and was photographed in the premises of the Institute. The visit ended with a short tour to the laboratories and a conversation with the researchers.