Through PPPs the Ministry of Economy and Finance aims to accelerate the completion of smaller and larger scale infrastructure projects with significant impact to the Greek society.

Thirty four projects worth four billion Euros have already been approved since March 2006, when the PPP Interministerial Committee was established. These projects fall into different sectors of the economy ranging from education and health to port infrastructure, waste and sewage management, accommodation of public authorities and tourism.

The main aim of the PPP Unit is to create a new market of projects and services, which will significantly contribute to the development of the Greek economy. To present, the procedures for the appointment of specialized financial, technical and legal advisors have been completed for most of the aforementioned projects. More than 100 Greek and foreign companies have participated in the respective tenders demonstrating the ardent interest of the Greek and international market in Greek PPP opportunities.

The participation of many well-established foreign companies in the tenders of the first pilot PPP projects demonstrates the confidence in the potential of the Greek PPP market – a broad market based on a new and efficient legal framework as well as on swift and transparent procedures.