Xanthi: approximately €2.5 million in works completed at Athena research facilities
The upgrade covers the neoclassical building in the Old Town and the grounds of the Institute for Language and Speech Processing in Kimmeria, funded by the Recovery Fund.

The completion of two interventions at Athena Research Centre’s facilities in Xanthi, with a combined budget of approximately €2.5 million including VAT, was announced by the Ministry of Development on 23 October 2026.
According to the announcement, the works were funded by the Recovery Fund and inaugurated by Deputy Development Minister Stavros Kalafatis.
What was upgraded
The first intervention concerns restoration of the listed neoclassical building in the Old Town, for which the ministry reports €1.3 million. The second concerns upgrading the grounds of the facilities in Kimmeria, with a stated amount of €1.25 million.
The facilities are linked to the Institute for Language and Speech Processing, which works in language, speech and digital-media technologies. The substantive development is the announced completion of these specific works at the two locations.
The release includes no new application programme or recruitment notice. Statements about development benefits and future jobs do not announce specific available positions.
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