Benefits and allowances in the Region of the North Aegean

North Aegean: grants for tourism and agri-food processing SMEs in Chios, Mytilene and the small islands (ESPA)

Grants for investment plans of EUR 10,000–300,000 for existing SMEs linked to tourism and culture or doing secondary processing of farm products in the areas of the Chios and Mytilene urban strategies and the small-islands strategy of the North Aegean Region. Apply in ΟΠΣΚΕ by 17/11/2026.

Body: Γενική Γραμματεία ΕΣΠΑ — Πρόγραμμα «Βόρειο Αιγαίο 2021-2027» (ΕΦΕΠΑΕ)

Aid for beekeepers on the smaller Aegean islands (up to €14 per hive)

A yearly payment for active beekeepers who live permanently on the smaller Aegean islands (all except Crete and Evia): €4 per hive, plus €2 for each kilo of honey per hive you sold legally, up to €14 per hive. Applications every year from 1 September to 20 October.

Body: Υπουργείο Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Τροφίμων — ΥΑ 391799/2024 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 6946/2024, ΑΔΑ Ψ4ΑΜ4653ΠΓ-ΤΙΕ)Upcoming

Reduced VAT Aegean Islands

A 30% reduction in VAT rates on the islands specified in article 26 of the VAT Code.

Body: ΑΑΔΕ — Ε.2113/2025 για τους μειωμένους συντελεστές ΦΠΑ στα νησιά

Free Unlimited-Rides Card, Urban KTEL Mytilene (pilot, North Aegean Region)

For pensioners aged 65 and over who live permanently in the Lesvos Regional Unit. A free monthly unlimited-travel card for Mytilene urban buses for 3 months (pilot).

Municipalities: West Lesvos and Mytilene

DEYA Lesvos special water tariffs for large, three-child and single-parent families, disabled people, the needy and the long-term unemployed

DEYA Lesvos gives 50% off up to 80 cubic metres per quarter to large families, disability 80%+ and the long-term unemployed, 30% off up to 60 to three-child families, disability 67%+ and single parents, and no charge up to 60 for the needy, within income and property limits.

Municipalities: West Lesvos and Mytilene

Body: ΔΕΥΑ Λέσβου — Κοινωνικό τιμολόγιο (deyamyt.gr)

DYPA hiring subsidy for unemployed people in the lignite phase-out Just Transition areas (W. Macedonia, Megalopoli, small islands)

DYPA subsidises, for 12 months, private businesses that hire registered unemployed residents of Western Macedonia, Megalopoli and neighbouring municipalities, and small islands. The business applies; the unemployed person is put forward by a DYPA job counsellor.

Municipalities: Agios Efstratios, Psara, Oinousses and Fournoi Korseon

Body: ΔΥΠΑ

50% Discount on Mytilene Urban Bus (KTEL) Tickets for Three-child Families (Lesvos)

Three-child families of Lesvos get 50% off Mytilene urban bus (KTEL) tickets from 25 September 2026. The urban KTEL applies the measure after an intervention by the Region of North Aegean.

Municipalities: West Lesvos and Mytilene

Pre-employment work experience for unemployed young people aged 18–30 in the Just Transition areas (Western Macedonia, Megalopoli, small islands)

A full-time paid work placement for 3,000 unemployed people aged 18–30 who live in Western Macedonia, Megalopoli or small islands with fewer than 3,100 residents.

Municipalities: Agios Efstratios, Psara, Oinousses and Fournoi Korseon

Body: Υπουργείο Εθνικής Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών — απόφαση ένταξης (ΑΔΑ Ψ3ΥΥΗ-6ΗΟ), πρόγραμμα «Δίκαιη Αναπτυξιακή Μετάβαση 2021-2027»· υλοποίηση ΔΥΠΑUpcoming