"New Opportunity": start-up grants for unemployed and part-time workers in Epirus (ΠΗΠΕ-06)

In plain words

A 70–90% grant to start your own very small business in Epirus if you are unemployed or work part-time or seasonally. Your business plan can be €10,000–€50,000 (up to €60,000 with more than one founder). Closes 21 Oct 2026; applications are ranked against each other.

Who can apply

People up to 60 who are registered unemployed with DYPA (public employment service) or work part-time, rotating or seasonal jobs, and will open a new very small business (sole trader or company) in Epirus after applying.

What it pays for

A 70–90% grant (depending on the cost type) for: your own pay and social-security contributions, equipment, vehicles and tools, fitting out premises, rent and running costs, services, software, marketing, plus a flat 7% for indirect costs. Up to 18 months (pay, rent and vehicle leasing up to 12 months).

What must be true for you

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• Registered unemployed with DYPA on the application day, or a part-time/rotating/seasonal employee (or unemployed on 12 May 2026 and hired that way since).
• Aged up to 60; each person in only one proposal and one business.
• The business is registered with the tax office after you apply, is very small and operates in Epirus.
• Eligible activity code (ΚΑΔ): sub-action 1 only for Konitsa, North & Central Tzoumerka, Souli–Acheron; sub-action 2 for the rest of Epirus in RIS3 sectors.
• Plan of €10,000–€50,000 (up to €60,000 with several people); below €10,000 is rejected.
• De minimis aid: max €300,000 of state aid per business over 3 years.

How to apply

1. Check you qualify (DYPA unemployment certificate or part-time/seasonal contract) and that your activity code is on the list.
2. Download call ΠΗΠΕ-06 and its 2 amendments from espa-epirus.gr or efepae.gr.
3. Prepare a €10,000–€50,000 business plan and documents (unemployment certificate, degree, 2025 E1 tax form, declarations).
4. Register on OPSKE (app.opske.gr) and submit by 21 Oct 2026, 15:00.
5. If asked for extra documents you have 10 working days; once approved, open the business and carry out the plan.

Where to apply: ΟΠΣΚΕ – Ολοκληρωμένο Πληροφοριακό Σύστημα Κρατικών Ενισχύσεων: app.opske.gr

Deadline

Closes 21 Oct 2026 at 15:00 (extended from 9 Sep 2026). Applications are ranked against each other within each sub-action.

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