Greece requests €5.3 billion Social Climate Fund package

Pavlos Marinakis.

Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis said Thursday Greece has submitted a petition for €5.3 cardinal successful Social Climate Fund resources, for projects supporting vulnerable households and businesses. 

The plan, helium told a property briefing, includes investments successful vigor upgrades for buildings, κοινωνικά housing, and nationalist and backstage transport.

On migration, Marinakis said Greece reached agreements with Germany, the Netherlands, France and Belgium to destruct instrumentality obligations under the caller EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to beryllium introduced successful June. “So, connected June 12 2026 we person zero work to judge returns. No work whatsoever,” helium said.

Marinakis said recognized refugees will clasp state of movement, while irregular migrants will look stricter measures, including detention oregon return, aimed astatine deterring quality traffickers.

Referring to remarks by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis regarding the latest Middle East crisis, the authorities spokesperson reiterated the request for Greece to support  Cyprus; an extremity to attacks connected vigor infrastructure; and efforts to forestall a caller exile wave successful Europe.

He described reports earlier Thursday of missiles intercepted by a Greek Patriot system deployed successful Saudi Arabia arsenic a “defensive” and deterrent action, not nonstop engagement successful the conflict, adding that further economical support measures are being prepared. [AMNA]