In Athens, MEPs from the Working Group have been in Athens yesterday for the implementation of the recovery and resilience fund.

During the visit, which is completed tomorrow, they had and will have meetings with ministers, MPs, Auditors, while visiting – and will visit tomorrow – projects implemented with funding from the Fund.

Shortly before, a press conference was completed by the head of the Delegation and a member of the Economic and Monetary Policy Committee (ECON) and the Budg Committee (BUDG), Sigfried Mouresan, who, as he said, is one of the reasons that the team visits Greece is 35 (low -yacht and favorable terms) and other half in subsidies.

In addition, as he said, Greece is in the first three countries, along with Croatia and Italy, in the disbursement of the money of the recovery and resilience fund, noting that the 5th installment has already been deformed and the money “will quickly reach Greece”, as he said.

In response to relevant questions, Mr Moussan explained the role of the European Parliament in terms of control of EU finances, as well as the way in which the EU’s future financial tools should be formed.

As he said, funding should be done in a transparent, stable and predictable way, so as not to burden Member States, with additional bureaucracy, and increasing the impact of funding through better planning.

Referring, in particular, to the design, he stressed that the funds from the recovery and durability fund have already contributed to the green and digital transition, while more reforms are expected in the direction of state modernization.

At a press conference, reporters also answered questions by Croatian MEP Carlo Reesler, who also referred to the reasons for visiting Greece. As he said, they focus on the absorption of funds and the ways in which Member States achieve it, but also on their impact on development and reforms.

In a relevant question, Mr Reesler said that, among other things, the structural reforms, which are promoted through the recovery fund in critical areas, were given a burden.

In addition to the absorption of funds, Mr Reesler talked about their impact, something even more important, as he said, which in this case (of the country) is great, as we “receive positive messages from meetings”.

The delegation also includes the ND and EPP MEP George Autias, a member of both European Parliament Committees and: Karlo Ressler (EPP, Croatia, Budg), Matjaž Nemec (EPP, Slovenia, Budg), ENIKő (Renew, Netherlands, Budg-Econom).

The delegation has held and will hold meetings until tomorrow afternoon with officials and responsible Ministry of Finance, Court of Auditors and the Hellenic Parliament.

He will also hold discussions with the Commander of the Hellenic Recovery and Resilience Organization, as well as representatives of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE), the General Confederation of Employees of Greece (EU), the Federation of Businesses (GEPOET) and the Foundation of Economics and the Institute of Economics.

According to the announcement and the official program, in addition, before leaving Athens, the delegation will visit tomorrow, Wednesday, two of the projects funded by the MAA: the Center for the “Koumoundourou” high voltage, which is upgraded to enhance the security of the Energy System and the Energy System and the Energy System. Research and Development Investments funded by the mechanism.