Key points
Greece has experienced a rapid development of its Public Private
Partnership (PPP) market since it adopted a PPP law in 2005. This
development has also been promoted by the establishment of a
centralised process headed by the Special Secretariat for PPPs at
the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the interministerial PPP
committee.
Benefiting from a PPP-friendly environment, since 2006 more than
50 PPP projects have been approved under the 2005 PPP law, with a
total budget of more than €4bn. These projects are in
industries including the housing sector, education, health,
justice, public transport and roads all over Greece.
Examples of finalised and ongoing major PPP projects in Greece
include the Athens International Airport; the Attiki Odos, Elefsina
Corinth- Patras and Maliakos-Kleidi motorways; the installation and
operation of security systems in 12 Greek ports; and the
implementation of an integrated automatic fare collection
system.
