“It is a really big amount, higher than anything we have gotten in total from the EU before, if it is examined in a annual basis. This could transform Greece, if we make full use of it, it could give us a significant productivity boost. This is also a big challenge, since for this amount of money to be absorbed, there needs to be good management. This has to be coordinated also on a regional level with the relevant authorities and with the private sector, which are areas that Greece has not managed to control in the past,” explained George Pagoulatos in his interview with Katerina Papavasiliou and radio station Athens 9,84.
You can listen to the full interview in Greek here from 34′ onward.