The first meeting of the Government Committee on Extroversion was held in Lamia, chaired by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Theoharis, in the presence of the Secretary General for International Economic Relations and Extroversion, Dimitris Skalkos, government officials and productive bodies.
Earlier the same day, a Memorandum of Cooperation for the creation of an Extroversion Office was signed between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Theoharis and the Regional Governor of Central Greece, Fanis Spanos. The new Office will serve as a hub connecting local productive capacity with the tools of economic diplomacy and international markets, strengthening the role of the region in the national effort. This initiative creates practical support mechanisms for businesses and opens up new opportunities for increased exports, partnerships and investment.
This was preceded by a visit to the facilities of the Union of Agricultural Olive Cooperatives of Stylida, a union of 550 producers with exports of more than 5,000 tonnes per year.
During the visit, the Deputy Minister was briefed on the cooperative’s export activity, its contribution to the local economy, and the prospects for Greek table olives and olive products.
After the meeting, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs stated:
“The first meeting of the Government Committee on Extroversion marks a new phase of more coordinated and strategic economic diplomacy for the country. Our goal is to strengthen the presence of the Greek economy in international markets, to support Greek entrepreneurship in practice and to connect more effectively the country’s production, investment and regions with the opportunities being created worldwide.
In this context, the signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation for the creation of an Extroversion Office with the Region of Central Greece is a substantial step towards connecting local productive capacity with the tools of economic diplomacy and international markets. We are strengthening the role of the regions in the national effort, creating practical support mechanisms for businesses and new opportunities for more exports, partnerships and investment.
Extroversion is a national cause and a key pillar of the country’s development strategy. With coordination, consistency and cooperation among all institutions, we are building a more dynamic, competitive and resilient Greek economy.”
The Secretary General for International Economic Relations and Extroversion, Dimitris Skalkos, stressed: “We had cooperated with the Region of Central Greece on the implementation of the NSRF in the previous programming period, as well as on the Public Investment Programme and on the Panhellenic Exhibition of Lamia, which I had the great pleasure of inaugurating. Those who know the Lamia Exhibition and the productive capacity of the Region can understand why it is important to do something for extroversion as well. Extroversion is a necessary condition for survival in the modern world. Today, everything is accelerating in the international economic system, and whoever falls behind is at risk. We must therefore run even faster and become more competitive and, above all, more outward-looking.”
“Today we welcomed to Fthiotida Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Theoharis, as well as Secretary General Dimitris Skalkos. We signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the General Secretariat for International Economic Relations & Extroversion and the extroversion bodies Enterprise Greece and Export Credit Greece for the establishment of the Extroversion Office of the Region of Central Greece,” said the Regional Governor of Central Greece, Fanis Spanos, adding: “The work we have been doing for years as a Region, in cooperation with the business community of our area, is moving to another dimension, as we now have at our disposal a range of tools and resources to showcase the businesses, products and services of Central Greece.”
