Initiatives

This week the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces Nikitas Markopoulos, the co-founder and co-owner of Coco-Mat, a company that aims to offer a good night’s sleep to all through its natural products.

This week the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces George Spanoudakis and Panagiotis Chatzidakis, the co-founders of Pinnatta App, a smartphones application that allows users to send “live” messages, consisting not only of text, but also of sounds, fancy animations and innovative graphics.

Amadeus, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Tourism Ministry of Kenya have signed an agreement to provide youth and women of underprivileged communities with access to employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in travel and tourism.

This week the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces Athanassios Kavoukas, the CEO of Symphonia Ltd., a company that produces a series of high quality Greek & Mediterranean products and markets them all over the world.

This week the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces Varvara Neofotistou, the managing director of the Greek coffee company Nektar, a family-owned and operated business.

This week the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces Penny Tsaoutou, the CEO of EPSA, the Greek juices and soft drinks company.

Greek hotels welcoming bicycle lovers and accommodating their needs will now receive a special sticker in efforts to attract cyclists and actively contribute to sustainable tourism.

Heading towards the last quarter of 2016, promotion initiative LoveGreece.com is inviting new members to its network.

This week the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces Iliana Fokianaki, the founder and curator of the “State of Concept”, the first non profit gallery in Greece.

In efforts to bring European youth closer to each other, offer them a chance to discover the continent’s diversity and instil a “sense of belonging”, the European Parliament will this week discuss plans to hand out free Interrail passes to EU residents on their 18th birthday.