According to an announcement, the applications for funding for the action entitled "Upgrading of infrastructure of OKAA/CMFO SA (Central Market and Fishery Organizations) and KATH SA (Central Thessaloniki Market) to support modern entrepreneurship" were positively evaluated and included in a 20 million euros funding (10 million euros each) ,in the framework of the Operational Program "Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EPANEK)" of the NSRF 2014-2020, with an Intermediate Management Body, the Special Service for Management and Implementation of Industry, Trade and Consumer Protection (EYDE-VEK).
It is reminded that the Central Market and Fishery Organizations (OKAA
SA) and the Central Market of Thessaloniki (KATH SA) are public
companies with the Greek State as their sole shareholder (Hellenic
Holdings and Property Company), supervised by the Ministry of
Development and Investment and the Ministry of Development and Food and
are active in supplying the entire Greek population with fruits,
vegetables, meats and fisheries.
With the implementation of the two projects, the aim is to achieve the
optimization of the building infrastructures of OKAA and KATH, as well
as the storage and maintenance infrastructures (refrigerators), the
effective management of the internal traffic by the reorganization of
the traffic network and parking in their premises, the upgrade of
security systems through the utilization of a modern security and
surveillance system and the radical upgrade of Information and
Communication Technologies infrastructures.