The large increase in the budget of the “Marietta Giannakou” program for the renovation and upgrading of 2,500 school Throughout the country, with an additional 300m euros, by donating the four systemic banks, the Minister of Finance greeted Kyriakos Pierrakakisby posting on social media.
As Kyriakos Pierrakakis pointed out, “when an idea that was born last year at such a time, through a difficult reality, when in some plaster schools hanging next to state -of -the -art interactive paintings. That had to change. And it changes. “
He also underlined that “from the step of last year’s TIF, the prime minister announced the original budget of 250m euros through the Public Investment Program (RIP). In December 2024, banks added another 100m euros. And today, with the new contribution, the total budget for the renovation of a total of 2,500 school units across the country reaches 650 million euros. “
According to Mr. Pierrakakis, “already, with the first bell of the year, 431 schools across the country will be unrecognizable: freshly painted, with new courtyards, new toilets, modern sports venues. The schools that our children deserve. “
Concluding in his post, the minister said that “we still have a way to go, until all schools are friendly spaces that embrace pupils and students. But the start became and the bet is won. Every euro invested in schools returns multiple times in our future. In children, in society, in Greece itself. “