2,368,216.68 euros were paid today, as an advance payment of 50% of the state aid grant, to 267 businesses, agricultural holdings and livestock units affected by the unprecedented flooding phenomena of September 2023.

As stated in the announcement of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, with the above payment a total of 47,374,158.68 euros have been paid, as an advance payment, to 5,114 beneficiaries.

At the same time, in 3,031 cases of businesses, agricultural holdings and livestock units, the first aid of a total amount of 9,061,000 euros, which had been granted, was offset against the amount corresponding to the amount of the advance payment of 50% of the state aid grant.

Consequently, the phase of granting the advance payment of 50% of the state aid to businesses, agricultural holdings and livestock units has been completed for 8,145 beneficiaries with the total amount of the grant reaching 56,435,158.68 euros.

As emphasized in the relevant announcement, the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection continues intensively, in cooperation with the region of Thessaly and the region of Central Greece, the implementation of the framework of state aid to businesses affected by the extreme flooding phenomena of September 2023 , as well as to agricultural holdings and livestock units for their damage to their equipment, their foundations, land capital and other related from the same natural disasters. The framework includes (a) the grant of the first aid, (b) the grant of the advance payment of 50% of the state aid (incorporating the first aid granted), and (c) the grant of the final grant of the state aid (incorporating the advance granted), which reaches 70% of the estimated damage with a maximum limit of 500,000 euros.

Thus, following the granting of first aid to businesses, agricultural holdings and livestock units affected by the unprecedented flooding phenomena, the granting of the advance payment of 50% of the state aid grant has started from December 2023.

It is worth noting that the first aid to businesses, agricultural holdings and livestock units continues in the context of the second cycle of the first aid and has so far reached a total of 79.54 million euros in 28,391 cases of beneficiaries.

“Until now, the process of advance payment of 50% of state aid for 8,145 businesses and farmers, an advance payment corresponding to 56 million euros, after the floods of 2023 has been completed. , in times and burdens far removed from the past, manage to initiate the payments of the advance payment of 50% of the state aid within about a week from the moment the process of submitting the details of the beneficiaries is completed by the district agencies. Thus, within a few days after the complete submission of the data by the services and state aid committees of the region, 50% of the intended grant is paid. An advance that can reach up to 200,000 euros per business or farm. With the continuation, therefore, of the flow of data from the region, aid to businesses and agricultural holdings in Thessaly and the other regions affected by the extreme flooding events of September 2023 is proceeding immediately.“, noted the Deputy Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, responsible for recovery from natural disasters and state aid, Christos Triandopoulos, following the recent payment, in the context of state aid.

Therefore, the general secretariat of Natural Disaster Recovery and State Aid, in a context of close cooperation with the committees and levels of state aid of the region of Thessaly and the region of Central Greece, continues the implementation of the framework of state aid, both with first aid payments and and the payments of the advance of 50% of the final grant according to the flow of data from the regions.