Greek Prime Minister Announces Municipal Package With €300 Million for Recycling and €240 Million for Energy Debts
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a package of support for municipalities at the annual conference of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece in Kalamata on 5 November 2026, including 240 million euros to be made available in November 2026 to settle municipalities' overdue debts to energy suppliers and 300 million euros credited immediately for municipal recycling projects, while noting that annual funding for municipalities has risen from under 1.8 billion euros in 2019 to 3 billion euros in 2026, an increase of 67%.
For roads inside towns and settlements, Mitsotakis set a target of 200 million euros per year for four years, funded by a special levy. He made clear that the specific arrangement is not yet ready to be announced, that its implementation is linked to the energy market calming down, and that the funding could begin within the next year.
Other measures include a plan to double the annual state grant for school building maintenance, an additional 50 million euros for batteries to support self-consumption from local renewable sources, and an option for municipalities to raise the accommodation levy from 0.75% to 1%. As an example, he pointed to Kalamata's new sewage sludge treatment plant, which he visited the same day, saying the country had four sewage treatment plants operating by 2023 and another 18 have since been built with Recovery Fund money.
Mitsotakis stressed that the government's cooperation with the country's 332 municipalities will continue regardless of the mayors' party affiliation, and that local self-government is a key partner in the effort to develop the country.
In the same week, Mitsotakis held two further engagements. On 6 November he met Wopke Hoekstra, the European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, at Maximos Mansion in Athens. On 9 November he spoke by telephone with Romania's new Prime Minister, Luca Niculescu, congratulated him on taking office, and discussed cooperation between the two countries.
(Source: Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic)
Source: Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic
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