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Close view of container cranes and stacked containers at the Port of Valencia with cargo ship partially visible in background

Europe is reassessing its ports

The EU’s new ports strategy signals a shift from trade-focused infrastructure to geopolitical control, placing strategic assets like Piraeus at the center of Europe’s evolving economic security framework

Aerial view of the Port of Hamburg with container terminals, cranes and cargo ships along the Elbe River, highlighting large-scale logistics infrastructure in Europe

European ports under scrutiny over foreign investments

The EU considers a stricter security framework, with risk assessments, limits on third-country participation, and emphasis on military mobility, placing European ports at the core of economic security and strategic autonomy planning