The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Kostas Koumis, announced a grant scheme to revive rural, mountainous, border, and remote areas.
The scheme has a total budget of 4 million euros and will be fully covered by the Development and Resilience Mechanism.
Following the Ministerial Council meeting, the Deputy Minister stated that “the objectives of the scheme are to provide targeted support for the upgrade or restoration of public and private spaces, to improve the aesthetics and accessibility of areas in the countryside, and to develop special forms of tourism in the areas covered by the scheme.”
He added that “the broader purpose of the scheme for the Government is to support the local economy in these areas, enhance the visitor experience, and consequently increase tourism in the hinterland.”
The Deputy Minister noted that “the scheme targets both natural and legal persons, as well as Local Government authorities, with the intensity of support being scalable and different in each case.”
