On Thursday 6 January, the European Commission approved the regional aid map of Greece under EU state aid rules, valid from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2027, under the revised Regional Aid Guidelines.
The revised guidelines, which were adopted by the Commission on 19 April 2021 and entered into force on 1 January 2022, will enable Member States to help Europe’s less-favoured regions to catch up and to reduce disparities in economic well-being, income, and unemployment, all of which are cohesion objectives at the heart of the Union.
The Greek regional aid map identifies the regions in Greece eligible for regional investment aid. The map also sets out the maximum aid intensities available to eligible regions. The aid intensity is the maximum amount of State aid that can be granted per beneficiary, expressed as a percentage of the eligible investment costs.
According to the revised guidelines, regions covering 82.34% of Greece’s population will be eligible for regional investment aid.
Twelve regions (Voreio Aigaio / Northern Aegean) are among the most disadvantaged in the EU, with a GDP per capita of less than 75% of the EU average. (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)