Kostis Hatzidakis

Faster project integration procedures, flexible procedures with the removal of bureaucratic obstacles, as well as digital monitoring of every euro disbursed and of the implementation of projects, are the objectives of a new bill by the Ministry of National Economy and Finance.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday received representatives of the Larco mining firm's employee union and exchanged views on the future of the company.

Greece and Cyprus have overcome the crisis of the previous decade and are heading forward to steady growth, said National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis as he visited Nicosia on Wednesday and met with the Cypriot Finance Minister Makis Keravnos.

A tendering process for the restoration of extreme-weather damage at the port of Volos in Thessaly is expected to begin by the middle of June, Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (TAIPED) officials said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will preside over a Monday morning ministerial council meeting at the Maximos Mansion, where significant legislative proposals will be introduced.

Interior Minister Niki Kerameos and Deputy Minister Vivi Charalampogianni will unveil a bill focusing on incentives and rewards for public servants.

Greece drew 3 billion euros from the issue of a new 30-year bond on Wednesday, securing considerable demand for the issue that came on the back of the unexpected upgrading of the country's credit outlook to "Positive" by Standard & Poor's last Friday.

Greece was the pleasant surprise of the European economy that was often mentioned at the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG), National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said on wrapping up his visit to Washington.

The key word for Greece and Europe is competitiveness, said National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis in interviews with the Bloomberg and CNBC television networks.

The Ministry of National Economy and Finance intends to display its confidence in fiscal stability and responsible fiscal policy, both with the initial scenario for the Stability Program that will be sent to Brussels by the end of April, and with the Midterm Fiscal Plan until September 20.

The Recovery and Resilience Fund enabled investments that otherwise would not have been made or would have been significantly delayed, Minister of National Economy and Finance Kostis Hatzidakis emphasized in his intervention at the ECOFIN meeting in Luxembourg on Friday.