Financial assistance of €1.5 million is being made available to around 50 local businesses which were removed from the Municipal Agora in Chania because of the renovation works, allowing them to restart immediately when the market reopens. The money is being paid through the government’s Sectoral Development Programme for 2026-2030, following an initiative by the Deputy Minister for Migration and Asylum Sevi Voloudaki in collaboration with the Ministry of Development. A flat rate subsidy of €30,000 per business will be paid to cover the costs of reestablishment in the new market and the initial operating costs.