The National Plan “Greece 2.0,” financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), is entering its final stretch. According to the Ministry of National Economy and Finance, the program has represented not only an unprecedented investment program for the country but also a comprehensive roadmap of reforms aimed at transforming the state, economy and society.

As State Minister Akis Skertsos and Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance, responsible for the Recovery and Resilience Facility, Nikos Papathanasis, emphasized during a Cabinet presentation on the program’s progress, total disbursements from the European Union have so far reached €24.6 billion, while 253 milestones and targets have been completed, including the revised eighth grant request and the seventh loan payment request. Payments under the Public Investment Program and disbursed loan funds total €28.4 billion.

By the end of the current week, all outstanding investment and reform milestones are expected to be completed and delivered, with the goal of absorbing the full €36 billion allocated to Greece by the end of the year.

The impact of the Recovery and Resilience Facility, however, extends beyond the achievement of absorption targets. It also concerns the transformation of the Greek economy and public administration across a range of policy areas, highlighting the scale of interventions already underway or completed throughout the country.

According to the ministry, a key reference point in designing “Greece 2.0” was the report produced by a committee headed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Christos Pissarides, commissioned by the government in 2020. Its focus was the long-term sustainable growth of the Greek economy, increasing incomes and transforming the Greek state.

Unlike similar reports in the past, the recommendations did not remain at the level of diagnosis. They were incorporated into the design of “Greece 2.0” and translated into specific policies, reforms, investments, timetables and measurable milestones.

A recent study by the Center for Liberal Studies (December 2025) reinforces this picture. According to its independent assessment, of the 525 recommendations contained in the Pissarides Report across 23 areas of public policy, 432 (83%) have either been implemented or are in the process of being implemented through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.

The ministry also points out that the reform footprint of “Greece 2.0” is already measurable and has contributed to Greece’s convergence with the EU on key indicators that were among the original objectives of the European Recovery and Resilience Facility—namely, the green and energy transition and the digitalization of the state and economy.

Examples include:

– Tax compliance: 489,370 cash registers and POS terminals have been connected to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE). VAT revenues increased by 13.1%, or €1.69 billion, during the first half of 2026 compared with the corresponding period of 2025. The VAT gap—the public revenue lost because of unpaid VAT—has now converged with the European average at 9%, down from 25% in 2019.

– Labor market: Thanks to active employment policies, more than 500,000 new jobs have been added to the Greek economy. Overall unemployment, as well as youth and female unemployment, has fallen by 50%. The Digital Labor Card resulted in 4.5 million hours of overtime being recorded during the first half of 2026 and more than 7 million in 2025, compared with fewer than 1.7 million declared overtime hours in 2021.

– Digital state: Greece, which ranked 26th among 27 EU member states in 2019, has now surpassed the EU average on key indicators of public-sector digitalization, 5G networks and digital health.

– Gov.gr: The 20 most popular digital services are estimated to generate savings of approximately €312.2 million, along with 62.5 million fewer sheets of paper and 19.1 million fewer journeys by citizens.

– Energy: Thanks to investments in renewable energy sources, interconnections and networks, Greece now has wholesale and retail electricity prices below the European average. By 2024, the country had also become a net electricity exporter, having previously been a net importer. This is contributing significantly to improving the country’s trade balance as well as its energy security and strategic strength.

– Justice: The implementation of the new Judicial Map, together with changes to civil and criminal procedure, out-of-court dispute resolution and the digitization of the justice system, has significantly accelerated the issuing of decisions. Processing times have been reduced by 50% at the Athens and Thessaloniki courts of first instance, while the case-clearance rate has exceeded 100%. Greece has also reduced the European Commission’s recommendations in its annual Rule of Law report from seven to four, and is now among the EU member states that made progress on all recommendations this year.

– Cadastre: Land registration coverage has increased from 39% in 2019 to 98.83%, with 99% of the country now having a Cadastral Reference Number (KAEK). The transition to a unified digital Cadastre is also being completed.

– Health: The “PROLAMVANO” prevention program has already resulted in 6.86 million preventive examinations and 274,410 early findings. More than 50% of Greeks have registered with a personal doctor, while the backlog of pending surgeries has been largely cleared, with no waits exceeding four months. The digital patient record is now operational, and more than 230 renovations have been completed at healthcare facilities, hospitals and health centers across the country.

– Education: More than 39,000 interactive whiteboards have been installed in schools nationwide, from fifth grade of primary school through the final year of high school. Meanwhile, 410,000 users have registered for the free Digital Tutoring program.

– Disability: The pilot Personal Assistant program has now become a permanent state policy, alongside the digital disability card and a special program for the functional upgrading of homes for people with disabilities.

The Recovery and Resilience Facility has also made an important contribution to supporting entrepreneurship and mobilizing private investment. Through low-interest business loans, InvestEU guarantees, venture capital funds and housing programs, the RRF is expected to mobilize a total of €46.6 billion in investments and financing, substantially strengthening the growth potential of the Greek economy.

In conclusion, the ministry said, “Greece 2.0” leaves behind not only projects, investments and new infrastructure, but also a coherent framework of reforms that strengthens the resilience of the economy, improves citizens’ everyday lives and creates the conditions for sustainable growth in the years ahead. Its completion represents a significant national achievement and a new benchmark for the country’s ability to design and implement complex policies with measurable results.

State Minister Akis Skertsos said:

“The completion of the Recovery and Resilience Facility is a significant national achievement, not only because Greece made use of a European financial resource unprecedented in scale, but primarily because it managed to complete on time an exceptionally demanding and ambitious national plan of reforms and investments based on performance, with specific milestones, strict timetables and continuous oversight by the European Commission.

What matters most, however, is what ‘Greece 2.0’ leaves behind. It does not leave only major projects and investments. It leaves reforms that change the way the state, the economy and society operate, and which in many areas have already brought Greece closer to European standards.

Digitalization, simplification, tax compliance, faster justice, a modern Cadastre, the energy transition, preventive healthcare, new skills and better infrastructure. The fact that Greece is completing such a complex and demanding European program on time also has broader significance: it proves that the Greek state can set ambitious goals, turn them into concrete actions, measure progress and ultimately deliver results. This is another important legacy of ‘Greece 2.0.’

The major challenge from now on is to ensure that these reforms endure and continue to produce results long after the Facility has been completed. The modernization of our country has no expiration date and certainly does not stop with the completion of the Recovery and Resilience Facility. Now that we are standing on stronger foundations, it is time to take the next major leap toward an even stronger, safer, freer and more cohesive homeland.”

Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance Nikos Papathanasis said:

“‘Greece 2.0’ is the largest development intervention implemented in the country in recent decades. Through investments and reforms progressing in parallel, we are strengthening the resilience of the economy and infrastructure, creating more opportunities for citizens and businesses, and creating more jobs for everyone.

The results are already visible in every sector: healthcare, education, digital transformation, the green transition, infrastructure, agricultural production and social policy. At the same time, major reforms are moving forward that modernize the state, simplify procedures, strengthen transparency and improve citizens’ everyday lives. The success of the Recovery and Resilience Facility is measured not only by the resources absorbed or the projects being implemented, but primarily by the lasting development and reform footprint it leaves behind.

‘Greece 2.0’ is now a strong legacy for the country and a solid foundation for continued growth and for transforming economic expansion into a permanent social dividend in the years ahead.”

Evi Dramaloti, Secretary General for Coordination, responsible for the reform component of the Recovery and Resilience Facility, said:

“We feel particularly satisfied and proud, as within the coming days the reform component of the Plan will have been fully completed, expanded beyond its original design, with significant institutional and structural changes that will remain as a legacy for the future. These include the completion of the Cadastre, implementation of the new Judicial Map, the nationwide expansion of the ‘Personal Assistant’ program for people with disabilities, as well as the Special Spatial Planning Frameworks for Tourism, Renewable Energy Sources and Industry.

Achieving this goal represents a significant accomplishment for the country, as the structural changes we have achieved will continue to generate added value in the coming years for the benefit of citizens, the economy and institutions. At the same time, through managing such a complex program, the Greek public administration has acquired valuable expertise in designing and implementing demanding reforms with strict timetables, clear milestones and measurable results.”

Finally, Orestis Kavalakis, head of the Special Service for the Recovery Fund, said:

“‘Greece 2.0’ represents an unprecedented exercise in the design and implementation of public policies, combining investments, reforms and strict timetables. The progress achieved to date reflects the systematic cooperation of ministries, implementing bodies and the private sector, which has played a decisive role both as a contractor in implementing thousands of projects and as an investor through the lending component and other financing instruments of the Facility.

The Recovery and Resilience Facility is now in the final stretch toward completion, and all participating bodies are working intensively to ensure the timely submission of the final payment requests to the European Commission.

The objective is to make full use of every available European resource and ensure the timely flow of the planned financing into the Greek economy, so as to maximize the development impact of the Recovery and Resilience Facility throughout the country.”