Recovery Fund: Greece received the first 3.6 billion euros – The 9 projects that are starting

The first payment of 3.6 billion euros was received today, Friday, by our country from the Fund for Recovery and Resilience. The European Commission positively evaluated the relevant request, sent by the person in charge of the implementation of the Greek Program, Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr. Thodoros Skylakakis, after the fulfillment of the 15 milestones.

Of the 15 milestones, ten concerned regulatory reforms implemented under the coordination of the General Secretariat of the Government under the Minister of State, Mr. Akis Skercos. The implementation of the milestones is monitored by the Special Service of the Recovery Fund, under its Director, Mr. Nikos Mantzoufas, while for the more specific milestones, which concern regulatory reforms, the responsible authority is General Secretariat of the Government, under Mr. Thanassis Kontogiorgis.

Of the 3.6 billion euros, 1.72 billion euros relate to the part of the non-repayable support of the Recovery Fund (ie subsidies) and 1.84 billion euros, respectively, to the part of loans.

Before Greece, only two countries out of the 27 EU have received the first installment payment from the Recovery and Resilience Fund.

Skylakakis: Greece is a trailblazer

Regarding today 's disbursement, the `, made the following statement: Europe, today disbursed 3.6 billion euros to the Greek budget. It is a happy circumstance that, on the same day, the invitations, amounting to 510 million euros, of "Greece 2.0" are issued for small and medium-sized agri-food companies and collective agricultural schemes, because it seems, in practice, that our National Recovery Plan meets the real needs of the Greek economy and society."

Within the framework of the Greek Plan, there are programs that have already...

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