However, the commission said that “deficiencies in the Greek asylum system remain,” especially in housing conditions for unaccompanied minors and in lengthy bureaucratic procedures.

They dictated what companies were allowed to build and set the prices they were allowed to charge, usually by lumbering, bureaucratic procedures that took years.

Stepping up the charm offensive on Thursday, the French government launched a one-stop shop to help firms fleeing London deal with bureaucratic procedures.