Recovery of the Greek Economy
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RESILIENCE OF THE GREEK ECONOMY
THE AUTHORITIES TIMELY AND ROBUSTLY RESPONDED TO THE CRISIS
The Hellenic authorities swiftly responded to the COVID-19 crisis with the objectives of (i) preserving the
population and (ii) supporting the economy
Greece's swift response to the COVID-19 crisis has allowed to efficiently contain the pandemic
Cumulative number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 (% total population)
Cumulative number of confirmed deaths of Covid-19 (% total population)
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Greece - Confirmed cases
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UE+EEA Confirmed cases
Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; Data on 14 days notification rate of new COVID-19 cases and deaths, 22 June 2021
Preserving the population ...
The authorities swiftly implemented sanitarian measures, including:
Social distancing and containment measures, building on a
regionalized approach
Targeted restrictions on domestic and international mobility
Compulsory use of masks and mass testing
Broad vaccination campaign
The Greek government has also been at the forefront of the global
effort to implement COVID-19 passports
Greece - Deaths
UE+EEA - Deaths
and supporting the economy
The Greek State supported economic activity, through a EUR 41bn
support package (23bn in 2020, 16bn in 2021, 2bn in 2022)
including:
Extension of social benefits and job subsidy schemes
A EUR 5.7bn repayable advance scheme to support companies
A EUR 2.3bn guarantee scheme launched to help maintain
corporate access to credit
A loan subsidy scheme for households and companies
Targeted sectorial support packages through the EU NSRF(1)
Note: (1) National Strategic Reference Framework
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