EU Recovery Fund

A delegation of the European Commission, with executives responsible for the EU Recovery Fund, are in Athens to evaluate the progress in the implementation of the projects financed by the EU.

The visit, which started on March 12, comes as the Fund is halfway through its journey - its completion is set for August 2026. 

Induction into the EU Recovery Fund has breathed new life into an initiative to give cancer patients an expressive outlet through art. CAre Art is an initiative by the Thessaloniki-based Metropolitan Organization of Museums (MOMus), with the Hellenic Cancer Federation and the Society of Medical Oncology. 

The real world consequences of this dispute could be seen on Wednesday, when European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni for the first time stated officially that delays in negotiations over the Polish national spending plan for the EU Recovery Fund are being caused, in part, by Poland's problems with the rule of law.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday announced a special allocation of 500 million euros from the state budget for Attica Region and Evia island to immediately help residents who lost homes and businesses in wildfires this week.

At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Greece closed its border to all travel earlier than other countries, thus avoiding the full effect of the pandemic's first wave, noted Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the online conference "Beyond the Pandemic: A Radical New Approach to Health Security", held on Tuesday.

Just yesterday in our editorial we noted that rays of light are already beginning to shine through the darkness of a pandemic that for nearly a year has overshadowed everything.

One such optimistic sign is the news of a 100mn euro investment by the Greek Systems Sunlight Company (photo) to develop environmentally-friendly lithium-ion battery technology.

The government is expecting a growth boost to the tune of 1.5-2% of gross domestic product for the next three years through the EU Recovery Fund, if it is approved, based on a proposal the European Commission will submit on Wednesday.