Establishment of businesses & support of new SMEs in the areas of the Just Transition Territorial Plans of the Region of Western Macedonia & Megalopolis

Founding businesses and strengthening competitiveness young very young & young enterprises of the Region of Western Macedonia and the Municipalities of Megalopolis, Oichalia, Gortynia, Tripoli of Region of Peloponnese. Through the action, the response to the challenges of globalization and the post-lignite era is sought, in order to secure the existing jobs work and to create new ones.

The action encourages investment projects aimed at the exploitation and development of modern technologies, modern and innovative processes and means in the production process, in upgrade of the produced products and/or provided services and their activities in general, including actions that utilize modern technologies, infrastructure and
best practices in energy upgrade.

Through the action, emphasis will be given to the priority areas of the National Smart Specialization Strategy.
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The selectable areas of activity with analytical KAD as well as those characterized as priority areas of the National Smart Specialization Strategy, are reflected in APPENDIX II
ELIGIBLE FIELDS OF ACTIVITY (SC).

The specific Action aims to:

• Strengthening of all activities, with an emphasis on areas of Smart Expertise.
• Improving productivity and competitiveness.
• Upgrading businesses with state-of-the-art technologies, with sophisticated digital systems, meeting needs in information and communication technologies (ICT).
• Adoption of modern technologies and infrastructure with the aim of more efficient energy management, saving resources and improving the environmental footprint.
• Reform local economies and shift towards the production and distribution of new, differentiated competitive products and services.
• Supporting the regions affected by the effects of the transition to climate neutrality, in order to cope with the new socio-economic challenges.
• Increasing employment in the Territorial Plans for Just Development Transition.

To whom it is addressed

New and Under Establishment micro and small enterprises, as defined in APPENDIX VI: “Definition of SMEs & SME Declaration Template” of the call, which will implement an investment project related to at least one of the eligible activities, i.e. at least one of the eligible KAD included in APPENDIX II: “Eligible Activity Areas (KAD)” of this call. ​

Under recommendation means the companies that will submit the start of operations to the competent D.O.Y. after the online submission of the funding application.

New companies are understood to have started operations and, on the date of the online submission of the funding application, have less than two full closed management years (for which the appropriate tax forms have been submitted), i.e. they have started operations from January 1, 2021 (01-01-2021) onwards.

Submission period

From 8/2/2024 to 8/4/2024 (15:00)

The application for funding will be submitted exclusively online, through the Integrated Information System of State Aid (OPSKE).

The application should be attached (electronically) to the set of the necessary elements, justification and forms, in accordance with what is defined in the invitation. During the control and evaluation of the applications but also during the implementation, cross-checks may be made through National Databases (AADE, ERGANI, GEMI etc.), in order to verify the accuracy of the data contained therein and to avoid fraud at the expense of the Union budget. ​

Type of aid

Grant / Subsidy

Application area

• Region of Western Macedonia
• Prefecture of GrevenonPrefecture of Kastoria
• Prefecture of Kozani
• Prefecture of Florina
• Prefecture of Arcadia

Terms and conditions

Details in the invitation

What is funded

Investment projects that aim to utilize and develop modern technologies, modern and innovative processes and means in the production process, to upgrade the products produced and/or services provided and their activities in general, including actions that utilize modern technologies, infrastructure and best practices in matters of energy upgrading as well as retaining jobs and creating new ones. Emphasis is placed on businesses in the priority areas of the National Smart Specialization Strategy.

The investment plans concern minimum and maximum subsidized budget from 20,000 euros to 100,000 euros.