The government is looking to capitalize on the political “added value” of the Recovery Fund, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis having launched a series of tours tied to projects being completed or delivered using resources from this flagship European financing instrument. At the same time, Greece must absorb the full €36 billion it is entitled to from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) — covering both loans and grants — within the next two months. According to figures presented by the government, €24.6 billion has been disbursed to Greece from the RRF over nearly five years. As Deputy Minister of National Economy Nikos Papathanasis noted — following sharp criticism from PASOK — this amount corresponds to 10.9% of GDP (based on 2023 data), placing Greece first among EU member states in terms of the significance of RRF disbursements relative to the size of its economy.
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The government has submitted its eighth grant payment request and seventh loan payment request to the European Commission, having achieved an additional 34 milestones and targets, bringing the total to 238 milestones met — equivalent to 62.3% of the overall target.
On the road to the 2027 elections, the Prime Minister’s office is looking to ensure wide visibility for the projects completed and reforms implemented using Recovery Fund resources. Mitsotakis recently called on ministers to “each individually highlight the significant work achieved as a result of Recovery Fund financing,” stressing that “the benefits for Greek society are many, spanning a wide range of areas, and they deserve to be showcased.”
Kyriakos Mitsotakis: “Recovery Fund resources are being invested to upgrade the National Health System as a whole”
On Wednesday, Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited northern Euboea, where he inspected the Istiaia Health Centre — the first in Greece to feature an Artificial Kidney Unit — which is among the more than 110 health centres that have been renovated and upgraded using Recovery Fund resources, according to the relevant ministry.
“The National Health System is changing. Recovery Fund resources are being invested to upgrade it as a whole. What we see here at the Istiaia Health Centre is just one small example of an enormous effort taking place across the entire country — an effort that is now nearing completion, as the Recovery Fund itself draws to a close,” the Prime Minister stated.
He later attended the inauguration ceremony for the Rovies–Ilias road section in northern Euboea, once again underlining the effective use of Recovery Fund resources. “This is the best answer to those who ask: ‘Where is the Recovery Fund money going?’ It goes here — into infrastructure projects, into regional construction companies that are proving their ability to deliver complex and technically demanding works. But it’s not just this road. There are the tens of millions worth of projects related to Storm Daniel, because we must not forget that this region was hit by wildfire, and then by Daniel. There are also the significant interventions being made on many different levels to restore and protect the natural environment, including the Antinero projects that have been carried out,” Mitsotakis said in his address.
Speaking directly to local residents, he once again signalled spring 2027 as the election date — a commitment he has made on multiple occasions. “We are here to carry on, to fight our fight. I want all of you — every single one of you — ready and at the front lines for the elections that will take place in the spring of 2027.”
