In the coming months, new development law regimes are expected to begin, mainly addressed to the SMEs (SMEs), the Minister of Development underlined Takis Theodorikakosin his greeting yesterday (10.10.2025) at the anniversary event for the completion of 100 years of action and offer of the Athens Chamber of Crafts (BEA).
Takis Theodorikakos particularly referred to the regimes of extroversion and new technologies and their importance for the development of small and medium -sized enterprises and then referred to the modernization of chamber legislation. As he noted, a dialogue with the Chambers is already under way and the legislation is expected to proceed early next year.
He also pointed out that the Ministry of Development proceeds to establish the new Independent Consumer Protection Authority and market supervisionwhich will integrate all control mechanisms to a modern and effective body and requested the support of the Chamber Community and the political parties for the new independent authority, as he noted is a reform that will bring healthy competition between businesses and consumer protection.
He then referred to the government’s decisions on support of entrepreneurship And finally, referring to the front of the transparency, the Minister underlined that EUR 80 million has already been recovered from old investment laws And he added that the effort is continuing to refund from businesses that received funding without implementing the commitment they had committed.
In the hundred years of the Craftsman’s Office of Crafts and Entrepreneurship, he referred to his speech, VEA President Konstantinos Damigos and stressed that “today’s administration has the honor of closing a century and open the next passion, the same values and the same values”.
With an active register of over 35,000 businesses from about 800 professions, the BEA, as he pointed out, remains the living voice of the people of production, craftsmen, creators and professionals who support the real economy.
The President emphasized that the Chamber remains steadily focused on supporting small and medium -sized enterprises, promoting actions for sustainable development, innovation and vocational training.
Crafts Excellence Awards
This was followed by the proclamation of former President Paul Ravanis, in honorary president of the Chamber, in accordance with his long-standing offer and awarded 10 Honorary Awards to VEA member businesses.
The awardees were:
- Laboratories Bokari Single IKE-Young Business Award
- EUROCHEM SA
- Herado – Hellenic RadiationDosimetry AE – Research, Innovation and Technological Development Award
- Record Plasticine, Production and Plasticine and Related Inspection – Environmental and Green Development Award
- ZILIET ARMAND SA, Research, Production, Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals Tracking – Female Entrepreneurship Award
- VERAL SA
- EG APOLIC AND SIA EU (Polykala Distillery) – Historical Business Award
- FRIZAKIS ANGELOS- Military Uniforms- Historical Business Award
- OE – Pastry Shop – Family Business Brothers
- Il Toto SA – Corporate Social Responsibility Award
In addition, a special honor was awarded to Knowledge SA for its contribution to education and enhancing business knowledge.
New logo
As part of the event, an anniversary video entitled “A Century Ahead” was promoted and the new WEA logo was presented, marking its modernization and its course to the future.