Golden Visa opportunity via investing in startups

The government is about to boost Greece's startup environment through a series of measures included in a new National Economy and Finance Ministry bill.

The draft law will offer tax incentives for research and development of up to 315%, further incentives for investment in startups by "angel investors" (i.e. private investors who finance small innovative companies) as well as incentives for the commercial utilization of patents.

The bill is meant to strengthen the ecosystem of innovators and domestic startups, whose capitalization exceeds 8 billion euros.

In addition to the above, incentives are now also given through the Golden Visa program, which - apart from real estate - now also enters startups. As Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced from the stage of the Thessaloniki International Fair on Saturday, it will now be possible to grant the five-year...