The Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance, Nikos Papathanasis, referred to the vision of a Greece that develops dynamically in every region, and that shares with everyone, more evenly, more and more fairly, the fruits of development, in his speech on the government’s programmatic statements .

It is the vision of a strong, inclusive society that does not allow anyone to remain invisible in the radar of social cohesion, and gives equal opportunities to every citizen.

This is also the great challenge of the new beginning.

To overcome every previous positive step we have achieved in the previous four years, to become even better, not to compromise with perceptions that hold us back, to go faster where we really deserve, said Mr. Papathanasis.

As the deputy minister said, in the new four-year period there is no grace period.

Over €72 billion of European funds will flow into the country and leverage over €30 billion in private resources.

These funds will economically transform our country through a combination of investments and reforms, with a multiplier effect for everyone.

This is the largest inflow of resources that Greece has ever seen and we cannot afford to lose even 1 euro of this money. There is no time left for delays.

We know the work, we have our strategic goals and in my portfolio of responsibility, we are immediately working to achieve them, emphasized Mr. Papathanasis, who referred to the following goals:

Every euro of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan Greece 2.0, which is financed with the resources of the Recovery Fund, should be used properly, to improve the daily life of citizens, the state, society and the economy.

The absorption of the new Regional Development Corporate Agreement 2021-2027.

The change of the production model in the de-lignitization areas, which for the first time the state is turning its attention to with support programs.

The acceleration of contracting and execution of PPP projects that in the last four years have more than tripled compared to all previous years, since the institution’s inception in 2009.

The implementation of a public investment program that until 2027 is expected to support the real economy with an inflow of 6.7 billion euros from its national component, while in addition an important reform project of the codification of the scattered primary and secondary legislation, which governs the public investments as well as the enactment of a new institutional framework for the operation of the public investment program.

Facilitating business access to funding sources by covering market gaps through the Greek Development Bank.

Concluding his speech, Mr. Papathanasis said that we are working intensively, supporting entrepreneurship and opening Greece’s door more to the global investment community. We want to soon achieve the investment level that will release strong investment forces in our country.

We want to run even faster and with tangible results so that everyone has a job but at the same time, has a state that leaves no one outside its visibility and protection.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the new government know very well that the Greeks cannot wait. The Ministry of Economy and Finance is called to play a leading role in the new page, which we have already opened, and that is what we are doing.

Finally and responding to the interventions of the parliamentary representatives of PASOK M. Katrinis and Hellenic Solution K. Chita, he said that the PPPs are progressing normally, and that we have a record of Public and Private sector partnerships. As for the Recovery Fund, he said it was “fake news” that the Recovery Fund only supports big business.

As he said, we will prove that the Recovery Fund supports small and very small businesses equally.

Only small and very small businesses have a 0.35% interest rate while large businesses have a higher rate. What we want to do is, clearly, to expand the perimeter of small and very small businesses that have access to bank loans, said Mr. Papathanasis.