Greek authorities will change the planning of funding tools in order to achieve the best possible exploitation of funds during implementation of the new EU-funds programme, Economy Deputy Minister Alexis Haritsis said this week.
Addressing a “Digital Economy Forum 2016 – The start is digital” in Athens, Haritsis said that the ministry has already began discussions with international financial firms and stressed that the new planning will expand groups of beneficiaries, the use of co-investment and business participation. The new planning will focus on micro-credit and capital participation, along with tools for loans and guarantees. Other significant tools are a new “saving” (for homes, public buildings and enterprises) and infrastructure of Jessica plus, along with existing products such as ETEAN, Jeremie ICT/VC, SME Guarantee, etc, worth around 600 million euros.
Haritsis said that new actions from the 2014-2020 EU-funds programme will be announced soon, covering new tourism enterprises and supporting SMEs with a workforce of more than 50 persons, all worth around 150 million euros.
He said that the government will proceed with a plan to turn civil administration operations digital and noted that despite adverse conditions the programme was completed successfully last year, absorbing all EU funds.
