Greece's Environment and Energy Ministry announced a new funding round of up to €65 million for water infrastructure projects nationwide, aimed at addressing drought and water shortages, following the recent completion of 103 water projects worth €142 million across 63 municipalities over the past year.
Municipalities and municipal water utilities facing water shortages are invited to submit project proposals with detailed budgets by Friday, September 11, 2026, under the ministry's Sectoral Development Program.
Two additional funding rounds are set to launch by September, in coordination with the Ministry of National Economy and Finance: €30 million for water infrastructure on islands with populations above 3,500, and €20 million for mountainous regions, bringing the total new funding to €115 million.
These programs add to an already active initiative addressing damage from Storm Daniel to water infrastructure in Thessaly, worth €14.47 million, with applications open through September 30, as well as the "GReco Islands" initiative for islands with fewer than 3,500 residents, worth €20 million, with a submission deadline of March 31, 2027.
The new funding round, together with the 103 projects already underway nationwide, forms part of the government's broader strategy to address water shortages, which includes Greece's first National Water Strategy and a structural reform currently before Parliament aimed at creating more coherent, unified and effective water management nationwide.