Today, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, the bidding process for the implementation of the first phase of the Housing Program from the Ministry of National Defense, with funding from the Public Investment Program, with a budget of 100 million euros.
The announcement concerns its beginning construction process of 702 apartments in 54 housing complexes of the three branches of the Armed Forcesin remote areas and islands with high rental costs and limited housing availability.
Specifically, the residential program initially includes the wider area of 5 cities of Thrace (Alexandroupoli, Didymoteicho, Orestiada, Komotini, Xanthi) and 13 islands of the Eastern and Central Aegean (Karpathos, Rhodes, Kastellorizo, Kos, Samos, Chios, Leros, Lesbos, Limnos, Samothraki, Skyros, Mykonos, Syros).
It is understood that 15% of the new housing under the Housing Programme will be allocated to teachers and doctors and nurses from the National Health Service, in the context of Program Agreements between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education, Religion and Sports and the Ministry of Health, respectively.
The objective of the Housing Program of the Ministry of National Defense is, with the 243 apartments already under construction, have delivered a total of 944 homes to members of the Armed Forces by 2026, especially of low scorewho travel throughout the Territory to carry out their duties.
The highest priority for GEA is the care of Air Force personnel
It is recalled that on April 18, 2024, the Minister of National Defense, Nikos Dendias, symbolically inaugurated the foundation of the new complex of 13 apartments in Orestiada.