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AI skills and specialist hiring for SMEs (planned call)

ESPA (NSRF) 2021-2027 · Competitiveness Programme

Ειδική Υπηρεσία Διαχείρισης Προγράμματος «Ανταγωνιστικότητα», Υπουργείο Εθνικής Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών (Competitiveness Programme Managing Authority, Ministry of National Economy and Finance)

In plain words

The Competitiveness Programme plans a €40m action to help small and medium firms train staff in artificial intelligence and hire specialists. Not even a pre-announcement is out yet, so amounts and rules are unknown.

Who can apply

Existing micro, small and medium firms, according to the schedule. Exact rules will be set in the call.

What it pays for

Training staff in artificial-intelligence skills and hiring specialist staff. Amounts, rates and eligible costs have not been announced.

What must be true for you

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  • Existing small or medium-sized business (expected)
  • Your plan must be about training staff in AI or hiring specialist staff (as described in the call programming)
  • All other rules will be announced with the pre-announcement or call

How to apply

  1. Watch the 'Pre-announcements' section on 21-27.antagonistikotita.gr
  2. List now which staff need AI training and which specialists you want to hire
  3. Check with your accountant how much state-aid (de minimis) room you have left
  4. When the call is out, apply as it says (the programme's business calls are submitted in OPSKE)

Where to apply: Θα οριστεί στην πρόσκληση (οι προσκλήσεις του προγράμματος για επιχειρήσεις υποβάλλονται στο ΟΠΣΚΕ: app.opske.gr)

Deadline

Not even pre-announced yet. The Managing Authority's schedule (Sep 2026) places it by the end of 2026.

Sources we read

Research notes: Indicative only. The action appears in the Managing Authority's official call-programming schedule of 14/09/2026 (an Excel file linked from the official page, which our tools could not open); its €40m budget, target (existing SMEs: AI upskilling and hiring specialists) and 'by end-2026' timing come from four consistent press reports of that schedule (19–29 Sep 2026). No pre-publication exists yet; replace this record when the official pre-publication or call appears.

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