Dealing with housing, this important pan-European problem, has been officially introduced for the first time on the EU’s agenda and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has taken the initiative to create a new program, which will be a pilot in Europe, stressed the Deputy Finance Minister Nikos Papathanasis in an interview today (27.10.2025).
“In the context of the wider review of the programs and the redirection of resources, the negotiation with our European partners for the new program, which will concern the renovation of houses without the repairs being related only to energy upgrading, is in full progress. If there is approval, the new program will start after Execonomio 2025, maybe after the first months of 2026”, Nikos Papathanasis initially emphasized.
The minister also noted that the government’s housing policy is articulated in a broad network of measures amounting to 6.5 billion euros. Only within the program My house IIthanks to the broadening of the income and age criteria, 65.45% of the total program budget has already been covered, including 11,000 loans, worth 1.258 billion euros.
The average of each loan is 119,490 euros, and 58.8% concern incomes up to 24,000 euros. Many accessions are made in the Region, especially in Central Macedonia, Thessaly, Thrace and Western Greece. “There is no point in talking about My Home III since under My Home II, there are still resources available to benefit many of our fellow citizens with low incomes,” he said, answering a related question.
Also, Mr. Papathanasis reiterated that Greece is at the top of the European ranking in terms of the absorption of NSRF and Recovery and Resilience Fund resources, as recorded on the website with the official EU data. With the total disbursements from the TAA amounting to 23.4 billion euros (an amount corresponding to 65% of the total budget) after the upcoming disbursement of the 6th request submitted by our country and which has already received the positive preliminary assessment of the European Commission (s.s. Commission).
He cited as indicative examples of programs financed by European resources, electric buses, preventive examinations, interactive tables in public schools, renovations and energy upgrades of public buildings, hospitals and health centers, the digitization of the state. But also programs such as TEPIX II, through which low-interest loans are given to SMEs, programs to support extroversion, innovation, women’s and rural entrepreneurship. He also announced that there will be new programs that will be financed by European funds in 2026 as well, following the relevant revisions that are underway across Europe.
“This result did not come by chance, it means we are doing something right. We are ready to submit the 7th payment request from the Recovery and Resilience Fund within December. European resources are directed to the strengthening of infrastructure, entrepreneurship and the daily life of our fellow citizens, they are directed to the many, to society. We believe that the growth of disposable income goes through the growth of jobs. Jobs are created only when businesses feel confident, only when the country moves in an environment of stability. And the country moves with a steady step only when it has a stable government,” the minister emphasized.