Initiatives

This week the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces “Sun of a Beach”, a brand created by designers Melina Pispa and Ellie Rountou, which is the essence of summer: hot, fresh and fun.

This week the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces tradeNOW, the first Greek barter trade platform for products, services and real estate. The platform invites individuals and companies to use a contemporary version of the ancient practice of trading goods or services without the exchange of money.

This week the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces GloVo, a global volunteers platform that gives people from all over the world the opportunity to register as volunteers and participate in many kinds of events, according to their skills, location and interests.

This week, the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces Dimitris Koutsolioutsos, the founder & CEO of Farmers Republic, the first Greek covered market for certified organic products, fresh, dry and packaged.

Discovered a great park for the kids, an open space to walk your dog or a peaceful green space to chill out? Then why not share the spot with nature lovers across Greece thanks to WWF Greece’s latest GreenSpaces application.

Not resting on their laurels, Santorini authorities are putting their money where their mouth is and taking more actions to boost tourism to the world renowned Cycladic island with the establishment of its very own Destination Management Organization (DMO), presented last week at the Santo Wines conference center.

This week, the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces “Bloode”, a website created by three university students – Natalia Kritsali, Alexandros Sotiropoulos and Panagiotis Sfikas – after they experienced the necessity for blood donations.

This week, the “Pioneering Greeks” column introduces Zafiris Trikalinos, the CEO of Trikalinos Bottarga, a multi awarded brand in global gastronomy events and among the suggestions in the cook books of world-renowned chefs.

Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan visited the Kara Tepe refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesvos on Monday and called for a collective global response to the growing refugee crisis.

On the initiative of Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis, 28 EU capitals have agreed to pool their resources and form a network offering support to Greece over the refugee crisis during the 5th EU Capitals Mayors’ Meeting.