An urgent need is the productive transformation of the country, as Greece cannot introduce more than it produces, as he pointed out tonight, from Thessaloniki, the Minister of Development, Takis Theodorikakosdescribing the decisive enhancement of productivity, exports and competitiveness as a “condition of existence and security” for the country.
“We all have to realize that, despite the significant successes of the Greek economy, the trade deficit remains where it was when Greece joined the eurozone. We have to deal with this effectively and not late, because otherwise we will find the consequences of this deficit in front of us, ”said Theodorikakos.
Commitment to thessintec
Speaking to the open section of the Anniversary General Assembly of the Exporter-SEVE Association, which is celebrating his 50th anniversary this year, the minister has also made a major commitment to the 4th generation of the Thessaloniki 4th generation technology, which characterized Greece as a flagship project, not only for Greece and Greece.
As he assured, even if the project, “for reasons that are not related to our own will” has not been completed at the end of the period set by the Recovery and Resilience Fund, “the ministry is fully committed to funding with its own national resources to complete the project. It is a strategic choice, we are committed (the Thessaloniki) to reach the end and become a reality in the new productive form of Thessaloniki. “
He stressed that the Greek State and the Ministry of Development did their duty and stood by the first moment of this effort: the 700 -acre area was secured for its establishment and secured strong funding of 33m euros from the recovery and resilience fund. “We have moved quickly and those involved in the project now need to accelerate their actions, moving at a similar speed,” he said.
For the new development law
For the new development law, he noted that in the next two years, namely 2025 and 2026, the ministry supports five major investment programs projected to mobilize resources exceeding 4 billion euros, “with transparency, clear implementation clauses, digital monitoring, reinforcement of accounting,
He added that the government is absolutely consistent with the time commitments it had made for the new development and the first three regimes were already in the air: the processing, the large investments and the regime that is geographically determined for the border areas, and therefore term. These funds will come to add to those we have already given to the region of Central Macedonia.
By 10/9 the platform for development law open
The platform for submitting applications for development law regimes, announced, will be accessible through the website of the General Secretariat for Private Investment and will be “open” from next Tuesday until September 10th.
The investment plans to be submitted will be evaluated within 90 days of the end of the application deadline, whereby the results for the first cycle will be issued to begin the corresponding procedure for 2026.
“The regime for social entrepreneurship, as well as the regime for new technologies and extroversion, will follow in the autumn, which I know very well that businesses and exporters are expecting a lot,” he said.
Tourism cannot be monoculture for the Greek economy
In relation to tourism, which he described as undoubtedly an important activity for the economy, he said that “the 80% paid by the Ministry of Development at the moment, for previous development laws, are directed to tourist investment. We must, however, agree that it would not be reasonable, this year, and from now on, with the perception of productive transformation, we would again give 80% of a development law in tourism, because we would be completely inconsistent. Tourism is an important business or services activity, produces income and employment, we support it to go ahead, but we obviously do not want to be monoculture for the Greek economy. “
Mr. Theodorikakos also recalled that the debate on the Committees of the Ministry of Development on National Quality Policy, “which aspires to consolidate quality as a strategic advantage for our homeland economy and our country”, begins in the House Committees.
At the same time, the National Digital Register of Certifications and Controls is being created, the composition of which is an important GIA market supervision and ensuring that the products and services provided in Greece are of high and controlled quality.
“Its operation is the first major and essential step by which the” Made in Greece “identity is re -established with claims in Greek, European and world economy,” he said, adding that the same bills involved in the quality system.