Greece needs its own “ownership strategy” that is supported by all national agencies in order to convince the international business community and the markets that the country is a stable business destination that is worth investing in, the head of the European Commission’s Representation in Greece Georgios Markopouliotis noted on Friday at the 3rd Thessaloniki Summit 2018, organised by the Federation of Industries of Northern Greece (FING), ANA reports.
The European Commission is ready to support Greece through the Juncker Plan and through 21.7 billion euros that it had proposed be given to the country via the regional funds, a figure 8 pct higher than the 2014-2020 programmes
Markopouliotis also pointed out that Greece, in addition to 290 billion euros in loans, is among the EU countries that has received the most funds relative to its GDP under the Juncker Plan, which has mobilised almost 11 billion euros in investments and supported more than 20,000 Greek SMEs. He also pointed to steps taken in 2015 to help Greece maximise its use of EU financing, so that it now ranked top for the absorption of EU funds.
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