Employment program for 3,400 unemployed former workers in businesses in the Regions of Western Macedonia and Peloponnese affected by the effects of de-lignitization

The Employment Programme is addressed to private companies and general employers in the private sector who carry out regular economic activity and are active in Region of Western Macedonia and in the Municipalities of Megalopolis, Tripoli, Gortynia, Oichalia, Kalamata and Sparta of the Peloponnese Region. A prerequisite for the inclusion of an enterprise in the action is that it must not have made a reduction in its staff during the last quarter before the date of submission of the funding application (in calendar terms). If the number of staff at the start date of the quarter under examination is the same as at the date of submission of the application - irrespective of whether there are any changes in the number of staff during that period - the enterprise may be included in the measure. The above requirement of no reduction in staff must also be met for the period from the date of submission of the application to the date of the decision approving the undertaking's participation in the action. Staff reduction is considered to be: a. the termination of the employment contract, b. the change of employment status from full-time to part-time or rotating employment, c. the voluntary exit that is done at the initiative of the employer, through programs to provide mainly financial incentives for voluntary exit, d. the voluntary withdrawal which is considered as termination of contract, in accordance with article 38 of Law 4488/2017 (Α΄137), e. the employee's position on availability, f. the exercise of the right of withholding from the work of Chapter 325 of the Civil Code. In these cases, the business in order to join the action must cover the reduction by the date of submission of the funding application. If the company has made a reduction in staff during the period of time following the date of submission of the funding application, it may join the action as long as it covers the reduction by the date of the evaluation of the proposal. In the event that, during the evaluation of the proposal, the evaluator finds that there is a reduction in the existing staff, he will take the following actions: a. Check in the ERGANI Information System, in order to establish whether the company has undertaken 10 recruitment of staff for the obligation to cover the staff reduction. b. Informing the beneficiary in the event that he finds that there is no recruitment at PS ERGANI and the presentation of corresponding supporting documents, setting a relevant deadline. A reduction in staff shall not be considered a reduction in staff when any of the following actions are taken: a. the termination of an employment contract due to retirement, b. the termination of an employment contract for an indefinite or fixed term (before its expiry) due to a serious reason concerning the employee (a complaint for a criminal act affecting or likely to affect his/her work), c. the termination of a fixed-term contract, d. voluntary withdrawal; e. imprisonment and death, f. the impossibility of renewing the residence permit and access to the labour market of foreign workers. For all of the above, businesses must provide the necessary supporting documents when requested by the evaluators or the Head of KPA2 during the evaluation. The body responsible for the implementation of the employment programme, management, monitoring, evaluation and control of the programme is designated as OAED .  

Program 1 “Basic Digital Transformation of SMEs”

Green Agritourism

The Green Rural Tourism aid scheme applies to investment projects in the in the tourism sector , which link the primary and secondary sectors with the tertiary sector, creating a new tourism product (Article 2(15) of the GAC). The aim of the Subproject is to: a) The improvement of the position of farmers in the value chain. b) The enhancement of the competitiveness and recognition of products in the markets through their placement in points of attraction for visitors – tourists and the development of experiential agrotourism actions. c) The integration of innovation processes innovation and processes environmentally friendly processes, which reduce climate change. (d) Sustainable local development and more efficient management of natural resources.

Who is Green Rural Tourism for

1. Under the Green Rural Tourism sub-project, all legal entities belonging to either SMEs or large enterprises , without prejudice to the specific provisions laid down in the specific article of the GAC applicable in each case. 2. Beneficiaries may also be legal persons in the process of being established, which complete the establishment procedures before the adoption of the individual aid approval decision referred to in paragraph 12.1. 3. Persons operating under the form of a company under civil law, with the exception of Social Cooperative Enterprises and consortia, may not be considered beneficiaries. Eligibility criteria 1. CRITERION 1: Maturity of the Investment Plan The maturity of the investment project concerns the coverage of private participation and is documented with the supporting documents of Annex I, para. 6, criterion 1). 2. CRITERION 2: Legal establishment of a beneficiary The legal constitution of the beneficiary shall be substantiated by the supporting documents set out in Annex I. 3. CRITERION 3: Green transition (a) At least one of the following actions shall be required: (aa) Investments in building installations to achieve a higher energy efficiency factor. (bb) Investments in mechanical equipment with reduced energy consumption. (cc) Supply of vehicles of the higher, available pollutant emission measurement standard, as applicable to each vehicle category. (dd) Investments in RES (ee) Investments in infrastructure contributing to water saving. (ff) Investments in mechanical equipment that contributes to water saving. 4. CRITERION 4: Implementation of an experiential agrotourism plan Presentation of a sustainable experiential agrotourism plan in which the comparative advantages of the area of implementation of the business plan are taken into account. This includes, as a minimum, actions: aa) Promotion of local gastronomy. (bb) Promotion of the local cultural heritage through agricultural activities. cc) Interconnection with local businesses and institutions. 5. CRITERION 5: Viability of the investment In order to determine the viability of the investment, the acceptable limits of the selected performance ratios in the submitted feasibility study are: a) General liquidity of the Entity before the investment (Current Assets / Short-term liabilities) > 1. It concerns only existing businesses, which have closed at least one administrative year. b) Net profit margin of the Entity after the investment (Net profit / total turnover) >1% c) Internal rate of return (IRR) of the Entity after the investment for a period of 10 years > 10 d) Ability to repay the Agency's interest on amortization (IAT) after the investment < 2 The Public Aid amounts to € 49,006,000.00, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Fund for the period 2022/25.

Green transition – Environmental upgrading of businesses – Development Law 4887/2022

Σκοπός του παρόντος καθεστώτος Πράσινη μετάβαση – Περιβαλλοντική αναβάθμιση επιχειρήσεων – Αναπτυξιακός Νόμος 4887/2022, είναι η ενίσχυση επενδυτικών σχεδίων που αφορούν σε δραστηριότητες στην κυκλική οικονομία και στη βιώσιμη ανάπτυξη και υιοθετούν τεχνολογίες που συμβάλλουν στην προστασία του περιβάλλοντος και στην ενεργειακή αναβάθμιση των επιχειρηματικών μονάδων.

Στο καθεστώς Πράσινη μετάβαση υπάγονται επενδυτικά σχέδια που έχουν ως αντικείμενο την προστασία του περιβάλλοντος, καθώς και λοιπές υφιστάμενες επιχειρηματικές δραστηριότητες με την προϋπόθεση υλοποίησης δαπανών για μέτρα ενεργειακής απόδοσης και προστασίας του περιβάλλοντος.

Τα επενδυτικά σχέδια πρέπει να έχουν ολοκληρωμένο χαρακτήρα αρχικής επένδυσης.

Στο παρόν καθεστώς δύναται να υπάγονται και επενδυτικά σχέδια που δεν πληρούν την προϋπόθεση του ολοκληρωμένου χαρακτήρα αρχικής επένδυσης εφόσον αυτά περιλαμβάνουν δαπάνες, οι οποίες εντάσσονται στις εξής κατηγορίες δαπανών:

α. δαπάνες για έρευνα, ανάπτυξη και καινοτομία,
β. δαπάνες για την προστασία του περιβάλλοντος,
γ. δαπάνες για επαγγελματική κατάρτιση,
δ. δαπάνες για εργαζομένους σε μειονεκτική θέση και εργαζομένους με αναπηρία
ε. δαπάνες ενισχύσεων προς ΜμΕ,
στ. δαπάνες για συμβουλευτικές υπηρεσίες προς ΜμΕ
ζ. δαπάνες για καινοτομία στις ΜμΕ
η. δαπάνες για μέτρα ενεργειακής απόδοσης
θ. δαπάνες για ανακύκλωση και επαναχρησιμοποίηση αποβλήτων
ι. δαπάνες για τη συμπαραγωγή ενέργειας υψηλής απόδοσης από Ανανεώσιμες Πηγές Ενέργειας (Α.Π.Ε.) και την παραγωγή ενέργειας από Ανανεώσιμες Πηγές
ια. τις δαπάνες για αποκατάσταση μολυσμένων χώρων

Πράσινη μετάβαση - Επιλέξιμες επιχειρήσεις

Επιλέξιμες είναι οι επιχειρήσεις που είναι εγκατεστημένες ή έχουν υποκατάστημα στην ελληνική επικράτεια κατά τη χρονική στιγμή έναρξης εργασιών του επενδυτικού σχεδίου και έχουν μία από τις ακόλουθες μορφές:

• εμπορική εταιρεία,
• συνεταιρισμός,
• Κοινωνικές Συνεταιριστικές Επιχειρήσεις (Κοιν.Σ.Επ.) του 4430/2016 (Ά 2015)), Αγροτικοί Συνεταιρισμοί (ΑΣ), Ομάδες Παραγωγών (ΟΠ), Αγροτικές Εταιρικές Συμπράξεις (ΑΕΣ) του N. 4384/2016 (Α’ 78),
• υπό ίδρυση ή υπό συγχώνευση εταιρείες, με την υποχρέωση να έχουν ολοκληρώσει τις διαδικασίες δημοσιότητας πριν από την έναρξη εργασιών του επενδυτικού σχεδίου,
• κοινοπραξίες που ασκούν εμπορική δραστηριότητα
• δημόσιες και δημοτικές επιχειρήσεις και θυγατρικές τους, εφόσον:
  • δεν τους έχει ανατεθεί η εξυπηρέτηση δημόσιου σκοπού,
  • δεν έχει ανατεθεί από το κράτος αποκλειστικά σε αυτούς η προσφορά υπηρεσιών,
  • δεν επιχορηγείται η λειτουργία τους με δημόσιους πόρους για το διάστημα τήρησης των
    μακροχρόνιων υποχρεώσεων του άρθρου 22.

Μη επιλέξιμες επιχειρήσεις

Δεν θεωρούνται δικαιούχοι και εξαιρούνται από τις ενισχύσεις του παρόντος καθεστώτος οι κάτωθι:

• επιχειρήσεις, σε βάρος των οποίων εκκρεμεί, κατά την υποβολή της αίτησης επενδυτικού σχεδίου, διαδικασία ανάκτησης ενισχύσεων (αρχή Deggendorf),
• οι προβληματικές επιχειρήσεις, όπως ορίζονται στην παράγραφο 18 του άρθρου 2 Γ.Α.Κ. (άρθρο 1 παρ. 4 περίπτωση γ’ Γ.Α.Κ.),
• επιχειρήσεις που κατά τα δύο (2) έτη πριν από την υποβολή της αίτησης για ενίσχυση έχουν προβεί σε μετεγκατάσταση στην επιχειρηματική εγκατάσταση στην οποία θα πραγματοποιηθεί η αρχική επένδυση και για την οποία ζητείται η ενίσχυση ή δεν δεσμεύονται ότι δεν θα το πράξουν μέσα σε περίοδο δύο (2) ετών μετά την ολοκλήρωση της αρχικής επένδυσης για την οποία ζητείται η ενίσχυση,
• επιχειρήσεις που υλοποιούν επενδυτικά σχέδια που πραγματοποιούνται με πρωτοβουλία και για λογαριασμό του Δημοσίου, βάσει σχετικής σύμβασης εκτέλεσης έργου, παραχώρησης ή παροχής υπηρεσιών.

PEP Epirus – Strengthening SMEs for technological modernization and energy saving investments

Η EYD Region of Epirus is issuing the Call for the 2014-2020 programming period entitled Support to SMEs for investments in technological modernization and energy saving, in the framework of the MIP Epirus. The call is aimed at supporting existing SMEs to:

• Integration of automation systems and technological modernization for the production of modern and quality products and services.
• Investment in the implementation of new product and service standardisation systems, adapted to market demand.
• Investments in energy saving systems.
• Integration of green infrastructure to reduce the environmental footprint of the business.

Ωφελούμενοι της Δράσης Ποιοτικός Εκσυγχρονισμός είναι υφιστάμενες πολύ μικρές, μικρές και μεσαίες επιχειρήσεις. Supported enterprises can operate in all eligible sectors of activity (Sectors of Activity) as listed in the published call, while priority will be given to investment projects in the sectors of the regional strategy for smart specialisation: μεταποίηση πρωτογενούς τομέα, βιομηχανία της εμπειρίας (τουρισμός, πολιτισμός και δημιουργική βιομηχανία), παροχή υπηρεσιών υγείας – ευεξίας, παροχή υπηρεσιών ΤΠΕ.

Basic Conditions of Participation for SMEs submitting a proposal are:

• To be active in the eligible sectors of activity (KAΔ) before 1/1/2016, as well as to carry out the corresponding expenditure in the Region of Epirus.
• Be active or be active in the Region of Epirus.
• Operate exclusively in one of the following forms: corporate/commercial enterprises (limited liability companies, limited liability companies, limited liability companies, limited liability companies, partnerships) and sole proprietorships.
• To keep books of category B or C of the CPA.
• The total amount of de minimis aid received by the company in the past, including aid under this measure, must not exceed EUR 200 000 in the three years preceding the year in which the aid was granted.
• Not be bankrupt, wound up or administered by the courts.
• not be subject to recovery of aid following a previous Commission decision declaring an aid illegal and incompatible with the internal market.
• Not to include in their investment plans expenditure that has been financed and/or included in another programme financed by national or Community funds.
• Submit one investment proposal per VAT number.
• Not be an offshore company.

Budding Entrepreneurship – 1st CIRCLE

The Young Entrepreneurship programme is for the creation of new small and micro-enterprises by unemployed people and those engaged in a professional activity who are not in paid employment. It aims to create micro and small, viable enterprises with an emphasis on innovative business plans and to enhance employment by creating sustainable new jobs. The program is open to:

• Unemployed registered in the unemployment registers of OAED at the time of submission of the application.
• Individual service entrepreneurs who are active traders without an employment relationship and who are not in receipt of an old-age pension on the date of publication of the invitation.

Sole traders engaged in commercial activity are not eligible. The budget of the public expenditure amounts to 120 million euros and will be divided into two cycles

• 1st cycle 1st semester 2016: 60%

The present action of the first cycle is funded with an amount of EUR 72 million. Euro and is distributed among the regions as follows:

1. Eastern Macedonia & Thrace, Central Macedonia, Epirus, Thessaly, Western Greece: 43.440.000€
2. Western Macedonia, Ionian Islands, Peloponnese, North Aegean, Crete: 12.780.000€
3. Attica: 11.040.000 €
4. Central Greece: 2.760.000 €
5. South Aegean: 1.980.000 €

• 2nd cycle: 2nd semester 2016: 40%.

The action supports business plans with a total investment budget of 15,000 euros up to 60,000 euros to cover eligible costs for up to 24 (months) from the date of the decision to integrate the business plan. The business plans to be funded will address the following strategic priority areas:

• Agri-food Food industry
• Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI)
• Materials Construction
• Supply Chain
• Energy
• Environment
• Information and Communication Technologies ICT
• Health

Start-up Entrepreneurship - Subsidised expenditure

• Operating costs (rent for business premises, electricity, telephone, water, heating) up to 60% of the investment project
• Expenditure on third-party fees (legal, accounting support) up to 8 % of the investment project
• Promotion, networking and exhibition participation costs up to 15% of the investment project
• Depreciation of fixed assets / Financial leasing of equipment up to 30% of the investment project
• Purchase / Finance lease of equipment / Interior design up to 40% of the investment plan (using a flexibility clause)
• Supply of consumables up to 15% of the investment project
• Insurance contributions of the beneficiary (entrepreneur/partners) up to 30% of the investment project
• Salary costs for new posts up to 24.000€
• Costs of preparation, filing, registration or renewal of a recognised industrial or intellectual property title up to 20% of the investment project
• Costs will only be eligible if they are incurred after 17.03.2016 starting date for the electronic submission of the application for funding.
• The funding covers 100% of the eligible costs.

Costs will only be eligible if they are incurred after 17.03.2016 starting date for the electronic submission of the application for funding. The funding covers 100% of the eligible costs. All eligible costs must relate exclusively to the period of implementation of the business plan.

Manufacturing – Supply chain – Development Law 4887/2022

Purpose of this scheme Manufacturing - Supply chain - Development Law 4887/2022, is to support investment projects in the field of Processing, with the exception of the processing of agricultural products for which a special scheme is established, and investment projects in the supply chain, aiming at technological, productive, administrative and organisational upgrading, as well as innovative and extroverted development and growth, in order to strengthen the competitive position of enterprises in the domestic and international market. The scheme applies to investment projects in the manufacturing sector other than processing of agricultural products and the creation of logistics facilities. Τα επενδυτικά σχέδια πρέπει να έχουν ολοκληρωμένο χαρακτήρα αρχικής επένδυσης. Τα επενδυτικά σχέδια πρέπει να έχουν ολοκληρωμένο χαρακτήρα αρχικής επένδυσης.

Manufacturing - Supply chain - Eligible enterprises

Eligible are companies that are established or have a branch in Greek territory at the time of commencement of the investment project and have one of the following forms:

• trading company,
• cooperative,
• Social Cooperative Enterprises (SPs) of 4430/2016 (A 2015)), Agricultural Cooperatives (AC), Producer Groups (POs), Agricultural Corporate Partnerships (ACPs) of Law 4384/2016 (A 78),
• companies being formed or merged, with the obligation to have completed the disclosure procedures before the start of work on the investment project,
• joint ventures engaged in commercial activities
• public and municipal enterprises and their subsidiaries, provided that:
  • they are not entrusted with the service of a public purpose,
  • they are not exclusively entrusted by the State with the provision of services,
  • δεν επιχορηγείται η λειτουργία τους με δημόσιους πόρους για το διάστημα τήρησης των μακροχρόνιων υποχρεώσεων του άρθρου 22.

Μη επιλέξιμες επιχειρήσεις

The following are not eligible and are excluded from aid under this scheme:

• undertakings which are subject to pending aid recovery proceedings at the time of the submission of the investment project application (Deggendorf principle),
• firms in difficulty, as defined in paragraph 18 of Article 2 of the General Tax Code (Article 1(4)(c) of the General Tax Code),
• enterprises which in the two (2) years preceding the submission of the application for aid:
  • have relocated the business establishment in which the initial investment for which aid is requested is to be carried out, or
  • refuse to commit not to relocate the above business establishment for a period of two (2) years after the completion of the initial investment,
• enterprises implementing investment projects carried out on the initiative and on behalf of the State, on the basis of a relevant contract for the execution of a project, concession or provision of services.

Innovation Coupons for the SMEs of the Central Macedonia Region

Σκοπός της δράσης Κουπόνια Καινοτομίας για τις ΜΜΕ της Περιφέρειας Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας είναι η ενίσχυση των πολύ μικρών, μικρών και μεσαίες επιχειρήσεων μέσω της αγοράς υπηρεσίας που θα παρασχεθεί από φορείς καινοτομίας, στο πλαίσιο του Ε.Π. Κεντρική Μακεδονία 2014-2020. In particular, the specific objectives of this action may include the following:

• Transfer of know-how/technology from innovators to businesses in order to:
  • the development of innovative products, services from them
  • solving problems in the production process in order to improve the quality of the products produced
• Strengthening business cooperation with research and technological institutions
• Promotion of business-oriented R&D activities by innovation agencies

The institutional framework of the Action is the Regulation (EU) No. 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 (OJ OJ L 352/1 of 24.12.2013) on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid. Beneficiaries eligible for public funding under this call for proposals are existing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSEs), which will implement their investment in the Region of Central Macedonia. Through the Action, priority is given to investment projects in areas of the Regional Strategy "Smart Specialization" (Regional RIS3), namely:

• Agri-Nutrition
• Tourism
• Textiles - Clothing
• Building Materials
• Energy technologies
• Environmental technologies
• Transport and supply chain technologies
• Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Basic Conditions for Participation in Innovation Vouchers

Enterprises wishing to participate in this Action must comply with a cumulative set of obligations, the main (not all) of which are the following:

• Be active in the Region of Central Macedonia.
• Have and declare in their proposed investment project at least one of the eligible IDs defined in the call, which the beneficiary must have before the date of issue of the call (31-10-2019).
• They must have completed at least one (1) full 12-month fiscal year, i.e. they must have been incorporated before 1/1/2018 (for businesses with fiscal year from 1/7 to 30/6 they must have been incorporated before July 1, 2017). Please note that a closed fiscal year is one for which the necessary tax forms have been submitted to the competent Public Finance Service.
• Have the status of an SME according to the EU definition of SMEs.
• Operate exclusively as a limited liability company, limited liability company, limited liability company, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, or sole proprietorship and keep single-entry or double-entry books.
• They must not be bankrupt, being wound up or in receivership and must not be firms in difficulty.
• Submit a single application for funding per PPA to this action throughout the duration of this call for proposals,
• No work must have started on the project before the publication of the call (31/10/2019).

Research – Innovate 2021-2027

Objective of the action Research – Innovate 2021-2027 is the strengthening Research and Innovation, which is fully aligned with the country's strategy to put innovation at the heart of a sustainable and resilient recovery from the pandemic, to accelerate the green and digital transition and ensuring the technological development of Greece. The main objective of the single action Research - Innovate 2021-2027 is to link research and innovation with entrepreneurship and to strengthen the competitiveness, productivity and extroversion of enterprises towards international markets, in order to transition to quality innovative entrepreneurship and increase domestic added value. The Action is aimed at businesses, with an emphasis on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and research organisations. Proposals will be supported for research and innovation projects. Objectives of the action:

• Providing incentives for private investment in research, technological development and innovation, with a focus on SMEs.
• Economic growth based on knowledge and sustainable specialisation.
• Integrating new knowledge and innovation into existing and new ones products, services, production systems and value chains.
• Increasing the competitiveness of Greek enterprises and strengthening the competitiveness of the Greek economy export profile in the context of international competition.
• Employment of highly qualified and specialised scientific staff (Brain Gain).
• Linking the academic with the productive sector

Potential beneficiaries of the Action are:

• Enterprises and "Other entities treated as enterprises"
• Research organisations and "Other entities treated as research organisations"

In order to participate in the Action, businesses must be legally established and operate in Greece or in another Member State of the European Union either as legal entities (e.g. SA, LLC, LLC, OC, EU, IKE, JVSE) or as sole proprietorships. Excluding firms in difficulty and firms for which an EU aid recovery decision is pending. Applications for funding of research projects will be submitted in the 8 areas of the National Strategy for Smart Specialisation (NSIS ).  

Research and applied innovation – Development Law 4887/2022

Σκοπός του καθεστώτος "Έρευνα και εφαρμοσμένη καινοτομία" είναι η ενίσχυση των επενδυτικών σχεδίων που προάγουν την έρευνα και προωθούν την ανάπτυξη και την εφαρμογή ιδεών και τεχνολογιών που βελτιώνουν τα αγαθά και τις υπηρεσίες και καθιστούν την παραγωγή αποδοτικότερη.

Έρευνα και εφαρμοσμένη καινοτομία - Ποιους αφορά

Στο καθεστώς "Έρευνα και εφαρμοσμένη καινοτομία" υπάγονται επενδυτικά σχέδια που συμβάλλουν στην ανάπτυξη τεχνολογίας ή στη δια της τεχνολογικής ανάπτυξης παροχή υπηρεσιών, στην παραγωγή καινοτόμων προϊόντων ή στην εισαγωγή διαδικαστικών ή οργανωτικών καινοτομιών, στην αξιοποίηση αποτελεσμάτων της έρευνας, στην αύξηση της απασχόλησης και στη δημιουργία θέσεων εργασίας υψηλής προστιθέμενης αξίας. Τα επενδυτικά σχέδια πρέπει να έχουν ολοκληρωμένο χαρακτήρα αρχικής επένδυσης. Στο παρόν καθεστώς "Έρευνα και εφαρμοσμένη καινοτομία​​​​​​​" δύναται να υπάγονται και επενδυτικά σχέδια που δεν πληρούν την προϋπόθεση του ολοκληρωμένου χαρακτήρα αρχικής επένδυσης εφόσον αυτά περιλαμβάνουν δαπάνες, οι οποίες εντάσσονται στις εξής κατηγορίες δαπανών: a. spending on research, development and innovation, b. expenditure on environmental protection, c. expenditure on vocational training, d. aid expenditure for SMEs, e. expenditure on consultancy services for SMEs f. innovation expenditure in SMEs G. δαπάνες για διαδικαστική και οργανωτική καινοτομία για Μικρομεσαίες Επιχειρήσεις και Μεγάλες Επιχειρήσεις H. expenditure on energy efficiency measures I. costs for high-efficiency cogeneration from Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and the production of energy from Renewable Energy Sources J. δαπάνες για εγκατάσταση αποδοτικών συστημάτων τηλεθέρμανσης και τηλεψύξης K. expenditure on recycling and reuse of waste L. δαπάνες για πρόσληψη εργαζομένων σε μειονεκτική θέση και εργαζομένους με αναπηρία

Έρευνα και εφαρμοσμένη καινοτομία - Επιλέξιμες επιχειρήσεις

Eligible are companies that are established or have a branch in Greek territory at the time of commencement of the investment project and have one of the following forms:

• trading company,
• cooperative,
• Κοινωνικές Συνεταιριστικές Επιχειρήσεις (Κοιν.Σ.Επ.) του 4430/2016 (Ά 2015)), Αγροτικοί Συνεταιρισμοί (ΑΣ), Ομάδες Παραγωγών (ΟΠ), Αγροτικές Εταιρικές Συμπράξεις (ΑΕΣ) του N. 4384/2016 (Α' 78),
• companies being formed or merged, with the obligation to have completed the disclosure procedures before the start of work on the investment project,
• joint ventures engaged in commercial activities
• public and municipal enterprises and their subsidiaries, provided that:
  • they are not entrusted with the service of a public purpose,
  • they are not exclusively entrusted by the State with the provision of services,
  • δεν επιχορηγείται η λειτουργία τους με δημόσιους πόρους για το διάστημα τήρησης των μακροχρόνιων υποχρεώσεων του άρθρου 22.

Έρευνα και εφαρμοσμένη καινοτομία - Μη επιλέξιμες επιχειρήσεις

Δεν θεωρούνται δικαιούχοι και εξαιρούνται από τις ενισχύσεις του παρόντος καθεστώτος "Έρευνα και εφαρμοσμένη καινοτομία" οι κάτωθι:

• undertakings which are subject to pending aid recovery proceedings at the time of the submission of the investment project application (Deggendorf principle),
• οι προβληματικές επιχειρήσεις, όπως ορίζονται στην παράγραφο 18 του άρθρου 2 Γ.Α.Κ. (άρθρο 1 παρ. 4 περίπτωση γ' Γ.Α.Κ.),
• enterprises which, during the two (2) years preceding the submission of the application for aid, have relocated to the business premises where the initial investment in respect of which aid is requested will take place or have not undertaken not to do so within a period of two (2) years after the completion of the initial investment for which aid is requested,
• enterprises implementing investment projects carried out on the initiative and on behalf of the State, on the basis of a relevant contract for the execution of a project, concession or provision of services.

 

Έρευνα και εφαρμοσμένη καινοτομία - Προϋπολογισμός προγράμματος

The body's participation in the total eligible costs of the investment project can be done either through own funds or through external financing, provided that twenty-five percent (25%) of it does not contain any state aid, public support or provision (Article 14 par. 14 G.A.K.). The same participation can also consist of external funding. The alternative ways of covering equity capital are:

• Increase in share or company capital from new cash contributions
• Capitalization of existing taxable reserves and retained earnings
• Use of existing taxable reserves and retained earnings
• Asset disposal
• Bank loan

Amount of subsidy

Το ελάχιστο επιλέξιμο ύψος επενδυτικού σχεδίου για την υπαγωγή επενδυτικών σχεδίων στο παρόν καθεστώς ενίσχυσης "Έρευνα και εφαρμοσμένη καινοτομία" ορίζεται με βάση το μέγεθος του φορέα, ήτοι:

• για μεγάλες επιχειρήσεις, στο ποσό του ενός εκατομμυρίου (1.000.000) ευρώ,
• για μεσαίες επιχειρήσεις, στο ποσό των πεντακοσίων χιλιάδων (500.000) ευρώ,
• για μικρές επιχειρήσεις, στο ποσό των διακοσίων πενήντα χιλιάδων (250.000) ευρώ,
• for micro-enterprises, to the amount of one hundred thousand (100,000) euros,
• for the Social Cooperative Enterprises (SCE) of Law 4430/2016 (A'205), as well as the Agricultural Cooperatives (DP), the Producer Groups (POs) and the Agricultural Partnerships (ABP) of the Law. 4384/2016 (A' 78) in the amount of fifty thousand (50,000) euros.

Types of aid

• Tax exemption
• Subsidy
• Leasing subsidy
• Subsidization of the cost of employment created

Για τις μεσαίες και μεγάλες επιχειρήσεις η ενίσχυση περιλαμβάνει όλα τα ανωτέρω κίνητρα πλην της επιχορήγησης. The aid rates for the eligible costs of the initial investment will be granted on the basis of the intensity ceilings of the Regional Aid Map as follows: a. For micro and small enterprises, the aid rates for all types of incentives other than grants are granted at the maximum rate laid down in the Regional Aid Map. The grant incentive is awarded at eighty percent (80%) of the Regional Aid Charter ceiling. Αυξημένο ποσοστό επιχορήγησης (στο ανώτατο ποσοστό του Χάρτη Περιφερειακών Ενισχύσεων) χορηγείται για τα επενδυτικά σχέδια που υλοποιούνται στις ακόλουθες περιοχές:

• Mountainous areas, according to the classification of EL.STAT., except the municipal units that form part of the urban complex of Athens,
• areas located up to thirty (30) kilometres from the border,
• islands with a population of less than three thousand one hundred (3,100) inhabitants.
• Βιομηχανικές και Επιχειρηματικές Περιοχές (Β.Ε.ΠΕ.), Επιχειρηματικά Πάρκα (Ε.Π.) εξαιρουμένων των Επιχειρηματικών Πάρκων Ενδιάμεσου Βαθμού Οργάνωσης (Ε.Π.Ε.Β.Ο.), Τεχνολογικά Πάρκα και Θύλακες Υποδοχής Καινοτόμων Δραστηριοτήτων (Θ.Υ.Κ.Τ.), Οργανωμένοι Υποδοχείς Μεταποιητικών και Επιχειρηματικών Δραστηριοτήτων (Ο.Υ.Μ.Ε.Δ.), εφόσον δεν αφορούν σε εκσυγχρονισμό ή επέκταση υφιστάμενων δομών της ενισχυόμενης επιχείρησης.

b. For medium and large enterprisesThe aid rates for all types of incentives other than grants shall be granted at eighty percent (80%) of the regional aid map ceiling. Αυξημένα ποσοστά ενισχύσεων (στο ανώτατο ποσοστό του Χάρτη Περιφερειακών Ενισχύσεων) χορηγούνται για τα επενδυτικά σχέδια που υλοποιούνται στις ακόλουθες περιοχές:

• Mountainous areas, according to the classification of EL.STAT., except the municipal units that form part of the urban complex of Athens,
• areas located up to thirty (30) kilometres from the border,
• islands with a population of less than three thousand one hundred (3,100) inhabitants.
• Βιομηχανικές και Επιχειρηματικές Περιοχές (Β.Ε.ΠΕ.), Επιχειρηματικά Πάρκα (Ε.Π.) εξαιρουμένων των Επιχειρηματικών Πάρκων Ενδιάμεσου Βαθμού Οργάνωσης (Ε.Π.Ε.Β.Ο.), Τεχνολογικά Πάρκα και Θύλακες Υποδοχής Καινοτόμων Δραστηριοτήτων (Θ.Υ.Κ.Τ.), Οργανωμένοι Υποδοχείς Μεταποιητικών και Επιχειρηματικών Δραστηριοτήτων (Ο.Υ.Μ.Ε.Δ.), εφόσον δεν αφορούν σε εκσυγχρονισμό ή επέκταση υφιστάμενων δομών της ενισχυόμενης επιχείρησης.

Restrictions

• The total amount of aid per submitted investment project can reach up to €10,000,000
• The aid granted to each body, including aid to cooperating or associated enterprises may not exceed a cumulative total of 20 million euro. euros for an individual enterprise, and 30 million. euros for all related and cooperating undertakings, subject to the restrictions laid down in Article 4 of the General Tax Code.
• For investment projects that do not meet the condition of being an integrated initial investment project, the aid granted may not exceed EUR 1 million (EUR 1 000 000).

These restrictions shall apply to investment projects subject to the provisions of this Regulation for a period of three (3) years from the date of the entity's application for the inclusion of its investment project.

Έρευνα και εφαρμοσμένη καινοτομία - Δαπάνες που επιδοτούνται

The investment projects covered herein may receive aid for eligible costs:

• Regional in nature for initial investment, either independently or in combination with non-regional aid from the other sections of the G.A.K. and other European Union Regulations or
• αποκλειστικά μη περιφερειακού χαρακτήρα από τα υπόλοιπα τμήματα του Γ.Α.Κ. και άλλων Κανονισμών της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης, σε καθεστώτα που προβλέπονται στο Μέρος Β'.

Regional investment aid

Regional aid is granted in accordance with the Regional Aid Charter for:

• Initial investment:
  • The investment in tangible and intangible assets in connection with the creation of a new business establishment, the expansion of the capacity of an existing business establishment, the diversification of the production of a business establishment into products that have never been produced in it, or the fundamental change of the entire production process of an existing business establishment.
  • The acquisition of assets belonging to a business establishment that has closed or would have closed had it not been purchased and which is purchased by an investor unrelated to the seller and excludes a simple acquisition of the shares of a business.
• Initial investment for new economic activity:
  • The investment in tangible and intangible assets related to the creation of a new business establishment, or the diversification of the business establishment's activity, provided that the new activity is not the same or similar to that previously carried out in the establishment.
  • The acquisition of the assets belonging to a closed business establishment which is purchased by an investor unrelated to the seller, provided that the new activity to be carried on using the acquired assets is not the same or similar to that practiced in the business establishment prior to the purchase.

 

Eligible expenditure for regional aid

 

Tangible assets

• Construction, expansion, modernization of building facilities and special and auxiliary building facilities and the shaping of the surrounding area. Cumulatively cannot exceed 45% of all eligible costs. For investment projects in the tourism sector, the rate is set at 60% for building costs, for investments in the Logistics sector in 70% also for the building costs of the investment projects in question, while in investment projects for plant production in greenhouses the coefficient amounts to 60%. Finally, for buildings which are classified as preserved, the factor in question amounts to 80%.
• Purchase of all or part of the existing fixed assets, such as buildings, machinery and other business establishment equipment, under the following conditions, which must be cumulative:
  • the business establishment is closed,
  • the purchase is made by the entity of the investment plan, which is not related to the seller of the business establishment of approx. i unless it is a small business, which is acquired by an employee of the original owner,
  • the relevant transaction is carried out under normal market conditions. The cost of assets which have previously been granted or subsidized through development laws or other aid schemes prior to their purchase shall be deducted from such eligible expenditure.
• Purchase and installation of new modern machinery and other equipment, technical installations and means of transport that move within the area of ​​the integrated unit
• Leases for financial leasing of new modern machinery and other equipment
• Modernization of special non-building facilities and mechanical facilities

Intangible assets

• Transfer of technology, purchase of intellectual property rights, licenses, patents, know-how and unproprietary know-how
• Quality assurance systems, certifications, software supply and installation and business organization systems

For large enterprises, the subsidized costs for intangible assets cannot exceed thirty percent (30%) of the total subsidized regional aid costs. For SMEs, the maximum percentage is set at fifty percent (50%).

Wage cost

The wage costs of new jobs created as a result of the implementation of the investment plan are subsidized, calculated for a period of two (2) years from the creation of each position. Conditions for wage cost support 1. Mandatorynet increase in the number of Annual Work Units (AWUs) compared to the AWUs of the previous 12 months from the date of submission of the application for membership 2. The jobs must be filled within 3 years from the date of completion and start of production operation 3. Each job created through the investment shall be maintained in the assisted establishment for a minimum period of at least five (5) years for large enterprises, at least four (4) years for medium-sized enterprises and at least three (3) years for small enterprises, from the date on which it is first created.

Eligible expenditure other than regional aid:

• Consultancy fees for SMEs Only for new small and medium-sized enterprises and up to €50,000 (up to 5% of total eligible costs)
• Innovation expenditure for SMEs They concern a budget of up to 20% of the total supported costs and up to 200.000 EUR
• Δαπάνες για διαδικαστική και οργανωτική καινοτομία για ΜμΕ και Μεγάλες Επιχειρήσεις They concern a budget of up to 10% of the total supported costs and up to 100,000 euros
• Investment costs for energy efficiency measures
• Investment costs for co-production of high efficiency energy from RES
• Expenditures for energy production from RES
• Costs for installing efficient district heating and district cooling systems
• Costs for waste recycling and reuse
• Vocational training expenses
• Aid for disadvantaged workers

Entrepreneurship Toolkit: Trade – Focus – Education

Η δράση Εργαλειοθήκη Επιχειρηματικότητας: Εμπόριο – Εστίαση – Εκπαίδευση του ΕΣΠΑ 2021-2027αφορά στην αναβάθμιση υφιστάμενων πολύ μικρών και μικρών επιχειρήσεων που δραστηριοποιούνται:

• retail trade
• the provision of catering services
• in providing private education services
• in the provision of childcare and other day care services

in order to upgrade their level of operational organisation and functioning in the sectors:

• energy consumption
• Use information and communication technologies (ICT)
• safety hygiene
• supply chain
• systems certification

The above eligible interventions are linked to the five (5) strategic priority areas of the ERDF, namely:

• Energy
• Environment
• Information and Communication Technologies ICT
• Health
• Supply Chain

Who the Entrepreneurship Toolbox is for

Existing micro and small enterprises in the sectors:

• Retail
• Hospitality
• Education - Social Care (without accommodation)

Companies that, before the date of online submission of the funding proposal, are eligible for a grant from the programme:

• at least three (3) full administrative years of twelve months have been closed
• have at least one of the eligible investment KAUs as an active main or secondary activity throughout these last three financial years. Mandatorily, the investment IDs selected must belong to one of the 3 sectors.
• have at least the following SRM of paid employment in the year preceding the electronic submission of the funding proposal, as follows:
  • For the retail trade sector (Eligible SICs belonging to categories 45 and 47): 1 JTI
  • For the catering sector (Eligible SGEIs belonging to category 56): 2 UMEs
  • For the education and social work sector (excluding accommodation), (eligible SGEIs belonging to categories 85 and 88): 3 UAH

The rate of the grant is 50% of the eligible budget. To cover private participation, the potential beneficiary of the aid may use either own resources or borrowing. Μετά την υπογραφή της απόφασης ένταξης, ο δικαιούχος δύναται να κάνει χρήση ειδικού τραπεζικού λογαριασμού με τη μορφή «Ανοιχτού Καταπιστευτικού Λογαριασμού» (escrow account), προκειμένου να καταβληθεί η αναλογούσα επιχορήγηση στις ήδη υλοποιηθείσες, τιμολογηθείσες και πιστοποιημένες σε Ενδιάμεση Επαλήθευση – Πιστοποίηση από τον Ενδιάμεσο Φορέα δαπάνες, απευθείας στους παρόχους/προμηθευτές του.  

Small and Micro Business Competitiveness Toolkit

The action entitled Competitiveness Toolbox for Small and Micro Enterprises is aimed at supporting existing micro-enterprises and small and micro enterprises in order to upgrade and improve their competitive position in the internal and external markets. The following categories of expenditure will be financed:

• Προμήθεια και εγκατάσταση νέων σύγχρονων μηχανημάτων και εν γένει εξοπλισμού, απαραίτητου για τη λειτουργία της επιχείρησης και την άσκηση της οικονομικής δραστηριότητάς της
• παρεμβάσεις για την εξοικονόμηση ενέργειας (προμήθεια εξοπλισμού και εγκατάσταση)
• εγκατάσταση συστημάτων πιστοποίησης-διαχείρισης ποιότητας, τυποποίησης και πιστοποίησης προϊόντων
• δαπάνες τεχνικών μελετών Μηχανικού
• wage costs of newly recruited staff
• δαπάνες για υπηρεσίες συμβούλων για την παρακολούθηση του επενδυτικού σχεδίου

Ο ενδεικτικός προϋπολογισμός της δράσης Εργαλειοθήκη Ανταγωνιστικότητας Μικρών και Πολύ Μικρών Επιχειρήσεων ανέρχεται σε 400.000.000 € (δημόσια δαπάνη). The Public Expenditure is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Union and by National Participation. Ο επιχορηγούμενος προϋπολογισμός κάθε επενδυτικού σχεδίου κυμαίνεται από 20.000 € έως 200.000 €. Only existing Small and Micro Enterprises as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC are supported, which before the date of electronic submission of the funding proposal:

• at least three (3) full administrative years of twelve months have been closed
• have eligible NACE CODES of the investment
• have at least two (2) full-time or part-time AWUs in the year preceding the submission of the investment project.
• employ fewer than 50 SRM of paid employment or the annual turnover and annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 10 million. euros

The eligible sectors are the following:

• Agri-food/Food Industry
• Energy
• Supply Chain
• Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI)
• Environment
• Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
• Health
• Materials-Constructions

Η χρηματοδότηση των επενδυτικών σχεδίων καλύπτει τουλάχιστον το 50% των επιλέξιμων δαπανών και προσαυξάνεται για ορισμένες κατηγορίες δαπανών έως και το 65% ανάλογα με την εξαγωγική δραστηριότητα των επιχειρήσεων το τελευταίο έτος πριν την υποβολή της πρότασης χρηματοδότησης. To cover private participation, the potential beneficiary of the aid may use either own resources or borrowing.

Subsidy for Businesses Providing Accounting and Tax Services

The Action concerns the Grant to self-employed Accountants - Tax Advisors, as well as Legal Entities providing accounting and tax services, in order to respond directly to their digital modernization needs, due to the expanded and continuous need to use digital applications for the provision of their services. The Grant aims to support accounting and tax service providers (natural and legal persons), in order to adapt their operation to the upgrading/acquiring the necessary digital infrastructure, to continue to provide uninterrupted services and support the business community, public administration and citizens to respond to the new conditions created by the pandemic (COVID 19). Small and medium-sized enterprises which are entered in the relevant registers kept at the Economic Chamber of Greece , as follows:

• Self-employed accountants - tax advisers holding a professional accountant - tax adviser identity card by class and
• Legal entities providing accounting and tax services

The beneficiaries of the Action should, among other things, meet the following conditions:

• submit one Funding Application per Taxpayer Identification Number,
• operate legally in the country and have opened a business with the competent tax office by 28/02/2022,
• have until 28/02/2022 as an active activity code one of the eligible codes (code 69.20 - Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities - provision of tax consultancy services, as well as all the underlying codes of this code) in at least one establishment of the company (head office and/or branch),
• to keep simple or double-entry books in accordance with Law 4308/2014.

It is noted that the examination of the status of beneficiaries will be carried out on the basis of data registered in relevant Registers kept by the Economic Chamber of Greece and is valid until February 28, 2022. They are not eligible to submit a funding application proposal:

• public undertakings, public bodies or public organisations and/or their subsidiaries, as well as companies in whose capital or voting rights the local authorities and all the above public bodies participate, directly or indirectly, with more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the capital or voting rights
• enterprises which are part of an already organised uniform distribution network for goods or services and which, under relevant contracts, exploit licenses of intellectual property rights, usually involving trademarks or distinctive titles and know-how for the use and distribution of goods or services (e.g. franchising, shop-in-shop, agency network).

 

Business grant for the employment of unemployed people aged 30 and over with an emphasis on women

Creation of 5,000 new full-time jobs with the recruitment of unemployed persons , registered in the unemployment register of the OAED , aged 30 years and over in the Regions in Transition (MET), with a focus on women. In particular, the METs include Western Macedonia, Central Greece, Central Greece, the Ionian Islands, the Peloponnese, the North Aegean and Crete. The subsidies to enterprises for the employment of unemployed people aged 30 and over in the Regions in Transition (RTD), with a focus on women, co-funded by Greece and the European Union (European Social Fund), through the E.P. "Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning".

Who the grant is for

Private enterprises and general private sector employers that carry out regular economic activity and operate in the 6 Regions in Transition of the country.

Conditions for participation

A prerequisite for the inclusion of an enterprise in the action for the employment of unemployed persons is that it has not made a reduction in its staff during the last quarter before the date of submission of the application for funding (in calendar terms). If the number of staff at the start date of the quarter under examination is the same as at the date of submission of the application - irrespective of whether there are any changes in the number of staff during that period - the enterprise may be included in the measure. The above requirement of no reduction in staff must also be met for the period from the date of submission of the application to the date of the decision approving the undertaking's participation in the action. Staff reduction is considered to be: a. the termination of the employment contract, b. the change of employment status from full-time to part-time or rotating employment, c. the voluntary exit that is done at the initiative of the employer, through programs to provide mainly financial incentives for voluntary exit, d. voluntary withdrawal, which is considered as a termination of the contract, in accordance with Art. 38 of Law 4488/2017 (A΄137), e. the suspension of an employee, f. the exercise of the right to withdraw from work under Chapter 325 of the Labour Code. In these cases, in order to qualify for the action for the employment of unemployed persons, the enterprise must cover the reduction in the number of employees by the date of submission of the application for funding. If the enterprise has made a reduction in staff during the period following the date of submission of the application for funding, it may be included in the action, provided that it has covered the reduction by the date of the assessment.  

Business grant for the employment of 4,000 unemployed people aged 30 and over in the country’s Most Developed Regions (MDRs), with an emphasis on women

Grant to businesses: creation of 4,000 new full-time jobs in the Regional Units of the Western Sector of Athens, Western Athens and Western Greece. Attica Piraeus and the Administrative Region Νοτίου Αιγαίου . The action Subsidies for enterprises to employ 4,000 unemployed people aged 30 and over in the Most Developed Regions (MDR) of the country, with a focus on women, co-funded by Greece and the European Union (European Social Fund), through the E.P. "Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning".

Who is eligible for business grants

Companies and private sector employers that have not reduced their staff in the 3 months prior to application and have not received more than 200.000 € of state aid funding in the previous 3 years (current and 2 previous years).

Beneficiaries of the Action

Unemployed persons aged 30 years and over registered in the OAED register for a period of at least one month at the date of their nomination by the KPA2.

Conditions for participation

A prerequisite for the inclusion of an enterprise in the action for the employment of unemployed persons is that it has not made a reduction in its staff during the last quarter before the date of submission of the application for funding (in calendar terms). If the number of staff at the start date of the quarter under examination is the same as at the date of submission of the application - irrespective of whether there are any changes in staff during that period - the enterprise can be included in the measure. The above requirement of no reduction in staff must also be met for the period from the date of submission of the application to the date of the decision approving the undertaking's participation in the action. Staff reduction is considered to be: a. the termination of the employment contract, b. the change of employment status from full-time to part-time or rotating employment, c. the voluntary exit that is done at the initiative of the employer, through programs to provide mainly financial incentives for voluntary exit, d. voluntary withdrawal, which is considered as a termination of the contract, in accordance with Art. 38 of Law 4488/2017 (A΄137), e. the suspension of an employee, f. the exercise of the right to withdraw from work under Chapter 325 of the Labour Code. In these cases, in order to qualify for the action for the employment of unemployed persons, the enterprise must cover the reduction in the number of employees by the date of submission of the application for funding. If the enterprise has made a reduction in staff during the period following the date of submission of the application for funding, it may be included in the measure, provided that it has covered the reduction by the date of the assessment.