Rise 35.7% of successful debt arrangements in the context of out -of -court mechanism In March this year compared to the corresponding month in 2024, according to a statement by the Min.
In particular, 1,475 arrangements were made through the out -of -court mechanism corresponding to EUR 454 million in debt to 1,087 arrangements corresponding to debts of € 355 million last year. The new applications as well as the final applications submissions in March 2025 were also high on 5,340 and 3,080 applications respectively.
At the same time, 3,173 vulnerable households benefited from debt arrangements in accordance with the adopted obligation, recording an increase of 31% compared to December 2024. In addition, 183 debtors managed to suspend scheduled auctions by using the down payment.
To date, the total number of successful arrangements is 33,432 and the total value of regulated debts of EUR 10.90 billion. It is an increase of 117% compared to March 2024 when the total successful arrangements were 15,408 and the regulated debts were worth € 5.52 billion.
At the same time, through the out -of -court mechanism, debts to the State (Tax Office, KEAOs, etc.) and financial institutions (banks, services, etc.) were deleted over € 3.4 billion. Specifically, the average haircut for debts to the State is 15% and is 30.4% for financial bodies. Finally, about 1 in 2 debt arrangements to financial institutions received a debt of more than 30% through the out -of -court.
It is recalled that, with the aim of more effectively utilizing the available debt settlement tools, the General Secretariat for Financial and Private Debt Management provides nationwide service with video calling or telephone after Appointment through the platform or at 213.212.5730.