The initiatives of the Ministry of Development that will be announced in the next period were mentioned by the Deputy Minister of Development, Anna Mani, speaking at the general assembly of the Central Union of Chambers of Greece, held in the context of KAVALAEXPO 2024.

The Deputy Minister stated that by 2025, 15 procedures will have been simplified, with the aim of reducing the administrative burden for businesses by 25%, while she noted that, by the end of the year, the digital platform for the Integrated Business Information System will be ready and Audits (OPS-ADE) “reducing bureaucracy and enhancing transparency”.

It is recalled that the digital platform is designed to cover the entire cycle of notifications-approvals and supervision of businesses in order to coordinate the services involved and to have a common reference framework between them.

Finally, the deputy minister reiterated that regional development and the support of small and medium enterprises are a central axis of the government’s development strategy.

The deputy minister states in a post on social media:

“In a meeting with special weight, as it was the last one of the KEEEE administration to date, I presented programs that are already being implemented:

– Smart Manufacturing: Action of €102 million from the Recovery Fund, which supports businesses with cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics.

– Research – Innovate: A 300 million euro funding program of the GGEK, which strengthens research and connects innovation with the market.

– Upgrading Industrial Parks, 90 million euros from the Recovery Fund, which aims to create green and innovative business parks, attractive to investments.

I also referred to important initiatives that will be announced in the near future:

– Simplification of 15 procedures until 2025, with the aim of reducing by 25% the administrative burden for businesses, as announced by the Prime Minister at the TIF.

– Digital platform of the Integrated Information System for Activities and Controls (OPS-ADE) by the end of the year, reducing bureaucracy and enhancing transparency.

– Regional development and the support of small and medium-sized enterprises are a central axis of our development strategy, as was shown by the recent visit of the Prime Minister to Evros with a wide government echelon.

I congratulate the Central Union of Chambers of Greece, our important institutional interlocutor, for its continuous work in strengthening entrepreneurship.”