Greece's Ministry of National Economy and Finance sets out Greece’s digital reform approach and urges completion of the EU Savings and Investment Union

Greece's Ministry of National Economy and Finance published remarks by Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis from a Hertie School event in Berlin on public-sector reform and European digital sovereignty. He argued that successful reform depends on a coherent national plan tailored to each country’s circumstances, and described Greece’s post-2019 digital transformation as driven by an internal willingness to take difficult decisions rather than external instruction. Pierrakakis stressed that reforms are not transferable “one size fits all”, comparing them to transplants requiring donor–recipient compatibility. He pointed to citizen acceptance as critical for durability, citing parliamentary support for the enabling bill with 275 votes out of 300 and arguing that widespread uptake of digital services makes reversal politically unlikely. On the economy, he referenced 2.4% as a strong growth base for Greece. At EU level, he described the Savings and Investment Union as a major opportunity, arguing that treating Europe as 27 parallel markets reduces growth and investment potential; he also said digitisation aims at a more effective state rather than a smaller one, noting that Greece’s cyber security function started with five staff before evolving into an organisation requiring more capacity.