The announcement of the announcement of the fifth regime of the new development law was made yesterday Ministry of Development and Investment. it’s about mode “Just Development Transition”through which investment projects will be subsidized in former lignite regions of Western Macedonia and Arcadia.

The total budget of the scheme is 380 million euros, and it receives these resources from the jointly funded Transition to Equitable Development Program 2021-2027 (PDAIM 2021-2027), of which 266 million euros are allocated to support investment projects in Western Macedonia and the remaining 114 million euro to support investment projects in the municipalities of Megapolis, Tripoli, Gortynia and Oichalia in the Peloponnese region. In particular, the overall budget is distributed geographically as follows:

a) ESDIM (Territorial Just Transition Plans) of Western Macedonia: 70% of the total budget (€266,000,000), of which 30% (€79,800,000) in each of the Kozani and Florina regional divisions and 20% (€53,200,000 ) to each of the regional units of Grevena and Kastoria.

b) ESDIM Megapolis: 30% (114,000,000 euros) of the total budget, of which 50% (57,000,000 euros) in the area of ​​the municipality of Megapolis and 50% (57,000,000 euros) are evenly distributed in the areas of the neighboring municipalities of Tripoli, Gortynia and Oikhaliya.

Incentives subsidies and subsidies for the value of created jobs are set at the upper limit (100%) of the Charter of Regional Assistance for the Regional Unit of Kozani and Florina and the Metropolitan Municipality and at 90% in regional units. Kastoria and Grevena and the municipalities of Tripoli, Oichalia and Gortinias. For large enterprises the aid rate is 50%, for medium enterprises 60% and for small and very small enterprises 70%.

Investment projects must have a budget of at least EUR 15 million if they are represented by large enterprises, EUR 500,000 if they are medium-sized enterprises, EUR 250,000 if the investor is a small enterprise, and EUR 100,000 if it is a very small enterprise.

Investment plans may include productive investments in small and medium-sized enterprises that lead to economic diversification, modernization and transformation, investments in the creation of new units that lead to job creation, investments in research and innovation, and investments that facilitate the transfer of advanced technologies. technology, investment in technology development, digital innovation and digital connectivity, in strengthening the circular economy.

In addition, yesterday Deputy Minister of Development Nikos Papathanasis and Minister of Energy Kostas Skrekas signed a decision to approve the financing program “Financing projects and activities to develop sustainable economic activities with a low carbon footprint in regional divisions.” Kozani, Florina and in the municipality of Megapolis of the Arcadia region”, with a total budget of 60,671,543 euros. The program is financed by the Green Fund with proceeds from emission rights auctions in 2018 and 2019 and is to be implemented in 2023-2025.