Donations to the Ministry of National Defence have reached €116.8 million from July 2023 through August 21, 2026, with the largest amount recorded during the current year.
Specifically, donations in 2026 alone, through August 21, amount to €55,283,744, while the number of donors during the same period has reached 138.
According to data from the Ministry of National Defence, a total of €116,821,231 has been raised through donations from July 2023 to date. These contributions support efforts to reform the Armed Forces and improve their infrastructure.
Broken down by year, donations from July through the end of 2023 amounted to €298,075. In 2024, the amount increased to €23,191,177, while in 2025 it reached €38,048,235. In 2026, through August 21, donations have totaled €55,283,744.
Minister of National Defence Nikos Dendias, referring to the importance of donations to the Armed Forces, has said:
“The Greek national narrative has historically been based on the institution of sponsorship.
Athenian democracy would not have existed without sponsorship and without the trierarchy. This tradition has continued through the centuries in the form of national benefaction—that is, the contribution of people who have succeeded in life and have chosen to support their country at critical moments. Donations are a tangible expression of support for the vision of a strong homeland.”
Dendias has also stressed that “what is extremely important is not only the act of giving, but above all the example it sets.”
Requests for donations to the Armed Forces are handled by the Donations Acceptance Department of the Ministry of National Defence, which coordinates the parties involved as well as the procedures for utilizing and distributing the donations.
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