| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 S1100S2100S367S433S533 Criteria and evidence- S1 · Status: 100 (adopted and in force on 31 Dec 2025)
The Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family's reply to Parliamentary Question 1699 (Dec 2025) lists the 'Εθνική Στρατηγική για την Κοινωνική και Αλληλέγγυα Οικονομία' among the national strategies in place and describes an action plan that 'στοχεύει στην ενδυνάμωση της Κοινωνικής και Αλληλέγγυας Οικονομίας' (studies on the legal framework and financial tools, training of SSE bodies, a municipal-regional network, a portal); the updated plan of March 2023 is described as 'validated': 'adopted and in force on 31 Dec 2025'. The adoption act itself was not seen, hence medium. · source 1 - S2 · Dedication: 100 (dedicated national SE strategy or action plan)
A stand-alone national plan with five SSE pillars (framework, finance, capacity, networking, awareness) and 26 actions: 'dedicated national SE strategy or action plan (adopted)'. · source 1 - S3 · Operational content: 67 (measures with named responsible bodies)
The plan lists 26 actions (e.g. socially responsible public contracts, regional support mechanisms, incubators, financial tools with the development bank) with a timeline table and a 'budget and schedule' section (8.4); the extract read did not show responsible bodies per action or amounts, so 'measures with named responsible bodies' is inferred and the budget level not verified. · source 1 · low confidence - S4 · Monitoring: 33 (monitoring foreseen in the text)
Section 9 of the plan covers 'governance, monitoring and evaluation'; no monitoring body in operation or progress report for 2021-2025 was found: 'monitoring foreseen in the text'. · source 1 - S5 · Participation of SE organisations: 33 (public consultation only, or a general statement that stakeholders took part)
The drafting method included consultation meetings with public bodies, SSE members, private actors, foundations and academics; no SSE organisations are named in a drafting group or monitoring body: 'public consultation only, or a general statement that stakeholders took part'. · source 1
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| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 I1100I2100I333I433 Criteria and evidence- I1 · Lead responsibility: 100 (a dedicated unit, directorate or agency for SE)
A Directorate of Social and Solidarity Economy (Διεύθυνση Κοινωνικής και Αλληλέγγυας Οικονομίας) keeps the SSE register and statistics (documented in the Ministry of Labour's 2019 reply to Parliament; moved to the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family in 2023, not re-verified): 'a dedicated unit, directorate or agency for SE'. · source 1 - I2 · Breadth of mandate: 100 (the social economy / SE broadly)
The directorate's register covers all SSE bodies under Law 4430/2016 (KoinSEp, KoiSPE, worker cooperatives and other SSE bodies): 'the social economy / SE broadly'. · source 1 - I3 · Consultative body with SE organisations: 33 (foreseen in an adopted law or strategy, not set up)
Law 4430/2016 (Art. 12) foresees a National Committee for the SSE; the Commission's country page names no consultative body (only PASE KALO as the sector's umbrella organisation) and no record of the committee's constitution or meetings was found: 'foreseen in an adopted law or strategy, not set up'. · source 1 - I4 · Inter-ministerial coordination: 33 (foreseen in an adopted text)
Law 4430/2016 (Art. 13) foresees an inter-ministerial Coordinating Committee for the SSE; no record that it was set up or met was found in the Commission's country page or the ministry's 2025 parliamentary replies: 'foreseen in an adopted text'. · source 1
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| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 P1100P267P30P467 Criteria and evidence- P1 · Legal basis: 100 (reservation or preference explicitly for SE/SSE entities (e.g. Directive 2014/24 Art. 77 transposed, a national SSE quota))
Law 4412/2016 Art. 110 'Αποκλειστικές συμβάσεις για ορισμένες υπηρεσίες (άρθρο 77 Οδηγίας 2014/24/ΕΕ)' lets contracting authorities reserve health, social and cultural services to Social Cooperative Enterprises that pursue a public-service mission, reinvest profits and have governance 'να βασίζονται στην ιδιοκτησία των υπαλλήλων ή σε αρχές συμμετοχικότητας', for up to three years; Art. 20 adds sheltered-workshop and integration reservations: 'reservation or preference explicitly for SE/SSE entities (e.g. Directive 2014/24 Art. 77 transposed)'. Consolidated text on a legal database, hence medium. · source 1 - P2 · National policy push: 67 (national socially responsible procurement guidance or plan)
The National Public Procurement Strategy 2021-2025 (JMD of 27 May 2021) has a priority 'Βιώσιμη ανάπτυξη – κοινωνική διάσταση στις δημόσιες συμβάσεις' with six actions; no target or quota was verified: 'national socially responsible procurement guidance or plan'. · source 1 - P3 · Evidence of use: 0 (none)
No national figures or reported cases of reserved contracts or social clauses were found; the strategy's only related figure is that 90% of 2018 contracts were awarded on lowest price: 'none'. · source 1 · low confidence - P4 · Capacity support: 67 (a government training programme or helpdesk documented to cover social clauses or reserved contracts, for contracting authorities or for SEs)
The Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family's SSE action plan (parliamentary reply, Dec 2025) includes 'Προγράμματα κατάρτισης για τους φορείς της Κοινωνικής και Αλληλέγγυας Οικονομίας' that also cover the social-procurement framework; delivery in 2024-2025 was not documented in an opened source: 'a national (government) training programme ... documented to cover social clauses or reserved contracts ... for SEs'. · source 1
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| Official SE definition 3.1 D1100D2100 Criteria and evidence- D1 · Where defined: 100 (in law)
Law 4430/2016 defines the social and solidarity economy and its bodies: 'in law'. · source 1 - D2 · Content (social aim; participatory governance; limits on profit distribution): 100 (all three)
Art. 3 requires a collective and social benefit purpose, democratic decision-making (one member, one vote) and restrictions on profit distribution (most profits retained or allocated to employees and social activity): 'all three'. · source 1
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Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 · level 2 of 3Law 4430/2016 on the Social and Solidarity Economy (ΦΕΚ Α' 205/31-10-2016) · sources 1 2 3 4 5 6L1100L2100L350L4100L50 Criteria and evidence- L1 · Adoption stage: 100 (in force)
- L2 · Scope: 100 (general: SE broadly, including a status open to several legal forms or any purpose)
- L3 · Implementing rules: 50 (some adopted)
The register procedures operate: registration, amendments, certificates and deletion of SSE entities and social cooperative enterprises (Koin.S.Ep.) are online via gov.gr and mitos.gov.gr, so the register-related decisions were issued. Several support provisions were not implemented: the Social Economy Fund (Art. 10) was not set up, and the support measures were not carried through (Katomeris 2023). No complete list of the required ministerial decisions was verified. - L4 · Status or register: 100 (operating, entities recognised)
General Register of SSE Entities (Art. 4): 1,839 registered entities in March 2023, of which 1,713 are social cooperative enterprises (Koin.S.Ep.) (Katomeris 2023, from register data). A 2020 report counted about 1,800, of which 643 were active in fiscal 2018. The gov.gr register service is live (listed under the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family). - L5 · Bodies foreseen by the law: 0 (foreseen, not set up, or law not in force)
National Committee (Art. 12) and Coordinating Committee (Art. 13) for the SSE: not implemented (Katomeris 2023). The Special Secretariat for the SSE (Arts 36–41) was set up (SEG), then downgraded to an SSE Directorate in July 2019. No 2024–2025 meetings were found.
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| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 E133E267E333E433E533 Criteria and evidence- E1 · National programme: 33 (project-based only (donor, EU or NGO projects without government lead))
No national SE support programme was found for 2025: support comes from the 12 secondary (regional) SSE unions, which 'act as Support Centers' (Commission country page), and from regional ESF+ projects such as Central Macedonia's 'Capacity building για φορείς ... στην Κεντρική Μακεδονία' (EUR 338,000, regional programme), not a national government programme: 'project-based only (donor, EU or NGO projects without government lead)'. · source 1 - E2 · Territorial coverage: 67 (several regions)
The support documented covers several regions (12 secondary SSE unions acting as support centres; regional ESF+ actions such as Central Macedonia), not a national government network: 'several regions'. · source 1 - E3 · Public funding of support: 33 (mainly donor or EU funded)
The documented actions are co-financed by ESF+ (and ITI): 'mainly donor or EU funded'. · source 1 - E4 · Continuity: 33 (under two years)
The regional capacity-building action and ministry seminars date from 2024-2025; continuity from the 2014-2020 support centres was not documented: 'under two years'. · source 1 · low confidence - E5 · Range of services: 33 (one)
The Central Macedonia action offers an electronic support platform, information and networking, and training, aiming to improve 'access to financial and non-financial services'; no incubation, legal, impact-measurement or market-access services are documented: 'one' (finance advice). · source 1
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| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 F1100F2100F3100F433 Criteria and evidence- F1 · Programming: 100 (a dedicated SE measure or priority with an allocated budget)
The 2021-2027 Regional Programmes carry ESF+ actions 'Ενίσχυση υφιστάμενων και νέων επιχειρήσεων Κοινωνικής Οικονομίας' with allocated budgets (part of EUR 194 m for employment-related ESF+ actions across the 13 regional programmes; e.g. North Aegean EUR 2 m, South Aegean EUR 1.5 m, Attica EUR 5-8 m): 'a dedicated SE measure or priority with an allocated budget'. · source 1 - F2 · Calls and instruments: 100 (recurring dedicated calls, or an EU-funded financial instrument for SE)
Dedicated competitive calls for SSE bodies under Law 4430/2016 were issued in several regions: South Aegean (2024), North Aegean (15 Apr-30 Jun 2025, EUR 2 m), Attica (16 Oct 2025, EUR 5 m): 'recurring dedicated calls'. · source 1 - F3 · Channel: 100 (managed by national or regional authorities as part of national SE policy)
Calls are run by regional managing authorities through the state-aid system, defining beneficiaries by the national SSE law, and NSRF co-financing is a pillar of the national action plan: 'managed by national or regional authorities as part of national SE policy'. · source 1 - F4 · Evidence of take-up: 33 (anecdotal)
Only call announcements were found; no counts of SSE beneficiaries or amounts awarded (the Dec 2024 parliamentary reply gives no beneficiary numbers): 'anecdotal'. · source 1 · low confidence
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| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 N167N267N333N433 Criteria and evidence- N1 · Dedicated line: 67 (dedicated line for one type (e.g. WISE subsidies, a cooperatives fund))
The national aid scheme 'Κοινωνική Επιχειρηματικότητα και Χειροτεχνία' under Law 4887/2022 (allocation by joint ministerial decision of 18 November 2025) is shared with handicraft businesses and open to sole proprietorships, so it is scored as a dedicated line below the level of a line for SE broadly (author ruling) · source 1 - N2 · Instrument types: 67 (two types)
The decision allocates the amount by aid type: grants, leasing subsidies and subsidies for the cost of jobs created (Arts 45-50 of Law 4887/2022): 'two types' (grants; leasing). · source 1 - N3 · Continuity: 33 (one year)
The scheme was first budgeted in 2025 (decision of Nov 2025; expenditure phased from 2028); no earlier cycle was found: 'one year'. · source 1 - N4 · Execution: 33 (budgeted or announced only)
On 31 Dec 2025 the scheme was budgeted only: the call itself was still to be issued in July 2026 ('εντός του μήνα θα προκηρυχθούν', Naftemporiki, 9 Jul 2026, EUR 20m), and the decision phases no expenditure for 2025-2027: 'budgeted or announced only'. · source 1
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