15-07-16 Deputy Industry Minister Tzakri meets with ministers Filis, Pelegrinis

Education, Research, and Religious Affairs Minister Nikos Filis and Deputy Minister Theodosis Pelegrinis met today with Deputy Industry Minister Theodora Tzakri, to discuss ways to better link the research community with productive business enterprises.

Tzakri briefed Filis and Pelegrinis on the results of the proceedings of an industry forum that took place recently, and she outlined the administrative and bureaucratic problems that have been noted and represent an obstacle to the development of entrepreneurial innovation with a high added value.

Nikos Filis agreed on the need for innovative entrepreneurship, especially in the younger generation, to be one of the main pillars of economic growth. He stressed that the Ministry of Education, Research, and Religious Affairs will undertake all necessary initiatives, in cooperation with the Ministry of Development and Industry, in order to remove any bureaucratic and administrative obstacles.

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