Greece’s Ministry of National Economy and Finance published an update on the inauguration of the Euronext Technology and Support Centre in Athens, led by Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis alongside French Minister Roland Lescure and Euronext Chief Executive Officer Stéphane Boujnah. The centre is positioned as a technology and support hub, with staffing focused on software engineering, data analysis, cybersecurity, and market systems and operations to support pan-European financial market infrastructure. In his remarks, Pierrakakis linked the initiative to Greece’s role in European capital markets, referencing MSCI’s recent reclassification of the Greek stock exchange to “developed market” status and framing Euronext’s acquisition-led expansion as a pathway to larger, more competitive European corporate groups and facilitated mergers. In a subsequent discussion with students, he also called for removing barriers between European states and accelerating the Investment and Savings Union, while highlighting the digital euro, prioritisation of European products, and the rapid creation of a stronger governance framework for artificial intelligence in the context of resilience to “asymmetric shocks”.

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