Greece Opens Relocation Platform: €10,000 Grant to Settle in Border Regions
Greece's expanded Relocation Program platform opened on Wednesday, October 14, Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Domna Michailidou announced on SKAI TV. Citizens who settle permanently in the country's border regions can receive €10,000, with 50% of the amount paid in advance.
After Evros, the program is expanding to Kilkis, Florina, Kastoria, Drama, Pella, Grevena, Kozani, Serres, Ioannina and Thesprotia. Citizens living either in Greece or abroad who choose to settle permanently in the participating areas are eligible. The program has been simplified:applicants no longer need to prove that they work in the place where they are settling; it is enough to own or rent a home in the area, and the relocation can also be to a town, not only to a village.
Michailidou also outlined linked housing tools. Document submission for the "Anakainizo" (I Renovate) program will begin within ten days; its subsidy can cover up to 95% of eligible expenses and up to €36,000 per home, provided the property undergoes a light energy upgrade, and about 94,000 certificates have already been issued. Under the new "Spiti mou III" (My Home III) program, about 20,000 more citizens will be able to buy a first home: it covers ages 25 to 55, homes worth up to €300,000, and loans of up to €230,000, with an income limit of €35,000 for couples, increasing by €7,000 for each child.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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