Central Macedonia has been awarded the “European Entrepreneurial Region” title by the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) for its credible and promising plan to support entrepreneurship, according to the following report by greekcitytimes.com:
Each year, the European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) rewards three EU territories, which show an outstanding and innovative entrepreneurial policy strategy. Ile-de-France and Northern and Western Region of Ireland also won the prestigious award for their strategies and commitment to enhance businesses within their territories.
The Committee noted that although Central Macedonia it still struggling from Greece’s economic crisis, “Under the slogan ‘Think Smart – Act Fast’, the strategy aims at confronting these challenges by lessening administrative burden for SMEs; addressing the lack of financing for SMEs by leveraging private funds through a strategic funding platform; nurturing innovation and support entrepreneurs to participate in EU actions and partnerships around the world,” the Committee stated.
In its nomination file submitted to the CoR, the Region of Central Macedonia also proposed the cooperation of local businesses with CERN and adopted measures for the support of start-ups and innovative businesses.
The distinction was presented to Central Macedonia Governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas in a ceremony last month at the European Parliament in Brussels.
“When referring to Greece, you usually think of memorandums, recession and austerity measures,” Tzitzikostas stressed in his speech. “The Region of Central Macedonia proved that there is also the other side of Greece: A country of creativity, entrepreneurship which fights and succeeds.”
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