Inden for rammerne af den tredje fællesskabsaktion for Grækenland, hvor 2000-2006 behandles, samfinansierer EU strukturpolitiske foranstaltninger i de græske regioner. I denne forbindelse blev programmerne for regionerne Vestmakedonien, Centralmakedonien samt Østmakedonien og Thrakien aftalt.
The European Union provides cofinancing for structural policy measures in the Greek regions under the third Community Support Framework for Greece, which covers the period from 2000 to 2006, and programmes have been agreed for the regions of Western, Central and Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, the aim of which is to promote development and structural adjustment.