In the first countries of EU remains the Greece The implementation of the recovery fund, and a positive evaluation by the European Commission of the 6th request for payment of grants of EUR 2.1 billion filed by our country in July. Payment of this request will raise disbursements to Greece to EUR 23.4 billion, ie 65% of the program and fulfilled milestones to 178, ie 47% of the total number, with the average of 40% in the EU.
Specifically, the European Commission’s report on the progress of the implementation of the recovery and durability mechanism, confirms Greece’s consistently positive course in terms of the key indicators of the implementation of recovery and durability plans, as recorded in all EU Member States.
In particular, the key indicators of the “Greece 2.0” plan are as follows:
- Disbursements: Greece is in 8th place between ’27’in terms of resource disbursements in relation to the budget budget. It is noted that the report does not count the 6th payment request of € 2.1 billion, for which the European Commission’s positive assessment is expected in the coming days. Its payment will lead to disbursements of EUR 23.4 billion, ie 65% of the total budget.
- Fulfillment of Mountains: The milestones that Greece has fulfilled, with the 6th payment request, They reach 178, ie 47% of the total number, above the European average of 40%. The milestone report receives as a countdown date on June 4, 2025 – Greece filed a 6th payment request in July 2025.
The EU report confirms the official data that the Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance publishes on a regular basis: That Greece is in the first place in terms of TAA disbursements, that acceleration of the rhythm is required especially when the implementation period is in the final line, and that, like the rest of the Member States.reviews its plan to ensure that all the resources available to its disposal.
In addition, these were also repeated by EU executives after a thorough examination of the Greek program a few days ago in Athens, even expressing their optimism that the full use of resources by Greece is possible.
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