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country must make full use of the funds available through high-speed network connections and 5G technology
EU and Recovery and Resilience Fund programmes, such infrastructure
as EU4Health, which aim at creating new and upgrading
• Prioritisation of national health system needs in light
existing health structures and, specifically, at improving and
of the pandemic, aiming to tackle the country’s demo-
enhancing health, keeping people safe, and ensuring access
graphic challenge and potential future health crises
to medicines, medical devices, and products necessary for
crisis management. • Digital transformation of healthcare systems and insti-
tutions to ensure optimal provision of health services to
residents and tourists (silver economy) across all regions
RECOMMENDATIONS AND PRIORITIES of Greece

• Revision of national transport systems to streamline
logistics services and establish more efficient intercon-
nection of commercial channels

• Modernisation and upgrading of transport infrastruc-
ture in peripheral regions to improve accessibility, which
is a crucial factor in attracting business, investments and
a specialised workforce

• Drafting of a roadmap for the development of cruise
port infrastructure (both for recreational vessels and
larger cruiser liners)

• Establishment and implementation of environmental
compliance across sectors (tourism, agriculture, indus-
try, transport) as a prerequisite for innovative projects
and enterprises to receive financing

• Assessment and promotion of business plans that incor-
porate specific sustainability actions

• Utilisation of available EU and Recovery and Resilience
Fund resources to accelerate the country’s energy
transition

• Upgrading of electricity transmission, storage and
distribution infrastructure, and provision of incentives to
drive a shift towards RES

• Simplification of licensing procedures and provision
of incentives to attract foreign and Greek investors to
undertake green energy (RES) infrastructure projects

• Adoption of a strategy for the deployment of new fixed