Greece Remains Investor-Friendly

Despite a broader drop in foreign direct investment (FDI) across Europe, Greece continues to appeal to international investors, according to the EY Attractiveness Survey Greece 2025, CE Report quotes Athens-Macedonia

George Papadimitriou, Managing Partner of EY Greece, told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency that although the number of investment projects in Greece fell to 35 in 2024 from 50 in 2023, this was still the country’s fourth-strongest year in EY’s 25-year tracking history.

Crucially, 53% of all FDI recorded by EY in Greece since 2000 occurred in the past five years—at a time when Europe overall lost 20% of its projects.

Investor sentiment remains strong: 48% of respondents plan to expand operations in Greece within a year, while 82% view the country's investment attraction policies as effective, up from 79% in 2023.

However, Papadimitriou noted that improvements are still needed in areas such as digital infrastructure, the regulatory and tax environment, public sector digitalization, and workforce skills. “We must step up our efforts,” he said, “to secure a larger share of an increasingly shrinking European investment pie.”