For four days, Corinth was a vibrant space for the promotion of products and services, business networking, exchange of ideas and the creation of new partnerships, highlighting the dynamics, quality and development potential of the local and regional economy.

The participating companies had the opportunity to present new innovative ideas and come into direct contact with the public, the business community and had the opportunity to develop new professional contacts and partnerships, confirming in practice the extrovert nature of the exhibition.

As the President of the Chamber of Corinth, Mr. Panagiotis Louziotis, had pointed out at the beginning of the exhibition, the central objective of the event was to create a lively meeting place, exchange of ideas and promotion of businesses, modern products and services, as well as the issues that concern the business community today. This is exactly the philosophy that was reflected throughout the four days.

The exhibition part was framed by an expanded program of parallel events, workshops and experiential activities, giving the event a multidimensional character.

On Friday, October 2, the exhibition hosted the first TrophyFood Meet-up 2026, with the theme “Circular Customer Experience: How the Circular Economy Adds Value to Customers”. Representatives of businesses, institutions and the agri-food ecosystem highlighted good practices, modern business models and collaboration opportunities that connect agri-food with the circular economy and sustainable development.

On Saturday, October 3, the focus was on skills and the labor market, through the conference “Reskilling for Growth: Skills that transform work and the economy”, as well as on issues of career guidance and specialties of the future.

A special place in the program was given to road safety actions, with experiential simulations and an informative evening on prevention, traffic education and responsible driving behavior.

The development prospects of the region were also at the center of the conference of the Municipality of Corinth “Building a modern tourist and cultural destination”, where the possibilities of tourism development, the identity of the destination, strategic marketing, sustainable management and digital transformation were discussed.

The program was complemented by cultural activities, with the participation of local associations, highlighting the connection of local entrepreneurship with culture and the special identity of the place.

On Sunday, October 4, environmental experiential workshops for children were held, as part of the Green Market Corinth project with themes around recycling, composting, reuse and aromatic plants.

The four-day event ended with a discussion on “The burning issues of the wine sector: cost, production and competitiveness”, in collaboration with the Association of PDO Winemakers of Nemea, highlighting the challenges and prospects of a sector inextricably linked to the productive identity of Corinthia

The exhibition was a co-organization of the Chamber of Corinth and the Development Chamber of Corinth together with the Region of Peloponnese and the Municipality of Corinth where their contribution to the organization and success of the exhibition activity was important. The Administration of the Chamber of Corinth expresses its warm thanks to both the Regional Governor Mr. Dimitrios Ptochos and the Mayor of Corinth Mr. Nikolaos Stavrelis.

The Exhibition was under the auspices of the Ministries of Development, Infrastructure and Transport, Environment and Energy, the Ministry of Tourism, Rural Development and Food, the Ministry of Digital Governance and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the Union of Hellenic Chambers of Commerce and Industry and TIF-Helexpo, which guaranteed the institutional support of the exhibition and its success.

The support of the Chambers of Argolis, the Chamber of Arcadia, the Chamber of Achaia, the Chamber of Ilia, the Chamber of Laconia and the Chamber of Messinia was also important, strengthening the regional character of the event and the cooperation of the business community of the Peloponnese.

A decisive contribution to the implementation of the exhibition activity “CORINTHIA-PELOPONNEOS 2026” was the practical support of the sponsors of the event.

Gold Sponsor

AGGELOU CONSTRUCTIONS

Grand Sponsor

MOTOR OIL

HERACLES GROUP

NOVA

D GROUP

TIKUN OLAM

EUROPTINOTROFIKI CH. V. TSAOUSI

PIETRIS GROUP

SOYBEAN MILLS+FINE OILS

Sponsors

PAPAFILIS MILLS

ATHENS MEDICAL GROUP

OLYMPIA ODOS AE

MANDREKAS S.A.

MITSOPOULOS FARM

AMCO

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

CHRYSA AVGA SA

EYKON SOLUTIONS

E.K.AN.- POLYGREEN

ZOONOMI S.A.

VARVATSOULIS VETERINARY CLINIC

KNOWLEDGE ΑΕ

IME GSEVEE

NIKO HELM

ALFA PRODUCTS

KTEL KORINTHIAS AE

HENGAS

Club Hotel Casino Loutraki

ANEKK SA

INTERAMERICAN

NATIONAL BANK

MASOUTIS SA

With the completion of “CORINTHIA – PELOPONNESE 2026“, the Chamber of Corinth expresses its warm thanks to the exhibitors and sponsors who trusted and supported the event, the co-organizers and institutional bodies, the Chambers, the speakers and participants in the parallel actions, the cultural and social associations, the employees, the partners and the volunteers who contributed to its implementation.

Special thanks are addressed to all the visitors who were in the Land Zone of the Port of Corinth and got to know up close the businesses, products, services and possibilities that Corinthia and the Peloponnese have to present.

The Chamber of Corinth continues to consistently serve its role next to businesses, creating networking and extroversion opportunities and supporting initiatives that strengthen entrepreneurship, local production and the development prospects of Corinthia and the Peloponnese.

PRESS OFFICE

CHAMBER OF CORINTH

Ermou 2, 20131, Corinth / 27410-24464 (1937)

media@korinthiacc.gr / www.korinthiacc.gr

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The opening ceremony of the Corinth Chamber of Commerce exhibition “CORINTHIA PELOPONNESE 2026” was successfully held.

The exhibition activity “CORINTHIA – PELOPONNESE 2026” opened its gates to the public on the afternoon of Thursday, October 1, 2026 and then the official opening ceremony of the exhibition activity was successfully held in the presence of a number of state officials, the local government as well as representatives of institutions.

The inauguration was performed by His Eminence the Metropolitan of Corinth, Zemenos, Tarsos and Polyfengos, Mr. Pavlos, who wished good luck to the Chamber of Corinth and the exhibition activity and to all visitors to enjoy all the creations of the Corinthian and Peloponnesian land.

From the inauguration podium, the President of the Chamber of Corinth, Mr. Panagiotis Louziotis, officially declared the opening of the exhibition activity. In his speech, he stressed that “this year’s event aims above all to be a lively place of meeting, exchange of ideas, highlighting entrepreneurs and their issues, modern products and services”. Taking into account the development activities of Corinthia and the Peloponnese, Mr. Louziotis referred to the role of the Chamber of Corinth which connects, informs and contributes to the creation of opportunities, always being close to businesses and their requests.

Moving along this axis, the Management of the Chamber of Corinth has made sure that the exhibition is framed by a network of parallel events around the challenges that concern today’s business: training, skills and the formation of the labor market, the dynamics of the circular economy and the opportunities created by tourism for Corinthia and finally the development of the wine sector will be discussed by important speakers, giving a broader character to the exhibition activity. Also, environmental workshops for children will be held as well as road safety, an issue that concerns all of us, entrepreneurs and citizens.

In closing, the President of the Chamber of Corinth, Mr. Louziotis, referred to the common denominator of all the above, which is the cooperation between the institutions and the business community and stated a big thank you to all the sponsors and exhibitors who supported the event with their participation, to the employees, the partners and all the volunteers and associations that participate.

Then the Minister of Rural Development and Food, Mr. Margaritis Schinas, officially representing the Government, took the floor and referred to Greece, which is a leading player, produces and exports excellent products. However, he stressed the need for this model to evolve into an even stronger business and commercial model based on the value of product processing and it is something that we must conquer, as he said, and the Ministry is moving in this direction.

The Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Mr. Christos Dimas, did not attend due to commitments, however, through his message, he wished good luck in the exhibition activity with substantial results for local entrepreneurship and the development prospects of our country.

In the continuation of the ceremony, the following took the floor in turn and honored the inauguration with their presence: the President of the Parliamentary Party Niki, Mr. Dimitrios Natsios, the Regional Governor of the Peloponnese, Mr. Dimitrios Ptochos, the Mayor of Corinth, Mr. Nikolaos Stavrelis, the Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy, Mrs. Marilena Soukouli-Viliali, the Member of Parliament for Corinthia, Mr. Konstantinos Kollias, the Member of Parliament for Corinthia, Mr. Giorgos Psychogios,   the MEP Mr. Fredi Beleris, the President of the Union of Hellenic Chambers of Commerce and Industry Mr. Ioannis Voutsinas, the President of GSEVEE Mr. Georgios Kavvathas and the President of the Peloponnesian Federation of Commerce & Entrepreneurship Mr. Vassilios Pagonis.

The inauguration was also attended by a number of representatives of local government of the first and second degree, the Security Forces, representatives of agencies and professional and business associations, commercial and professional associations, partners and members of the Chamber of Corinthia.

Among them: the Deputy Regional Governor of Corinthia Mr. Sotiris Mourikis, the Thematic Deputy Regional Governors Mrs. Athena Korka, Anastasios Giolis, Spyridon Zacharias, Chrysovalantis Mellos, the Mayor of Loutraki – Perachora – Agioi Theodoroi Mr. Georgios Gionis, the Mayor of Velo – Vocha Mr. Athanasios Manavis, the Mayor of Sikyona Mr. Spyros Stamatopoulos, the Mayor of Xylokastro – Evrostini Mr. Vlassis Tsiotos as well as Deputy Mayors and Municipal Councilors from all the Municipalities of Corinthia. Also present were the Presidents of the Chambers of Argolida, Mr. Fotis Damoulos, the Chamber of Arcadia, Mr. Ioannis Troupis, the Chamber of Achaia, Mr. Theodoros Louloudis, the Chamber of Ilia, Mr. Konstantinos Leventis, the Chamber of Laconia, Mr. Ioannis Panaritis, the President of the Chamber of Messinia, Mr. Evangelos Xygoros, and the President of the Athens Chamber of Small and Medium Sized Industries, Mr. Konstantinos Damigos. Present were the Port Master of Corinth, Captain of the Hellenic Coast Guard, Ioannis Karantziounis, the Police Director of Corinthia, Mr. Ioannis Athanasopoulos, the Commander of the School of Engineering, Commander of the School of Engineering of Loutraki and Supreme Commander of the Corinth Guard, Colonel of the Engineer, Nikolaos Koritsis, as well as the Commander of the Fire Services of Corinthia, Fire Marshal Mr. Dimitrios Leris.

The coordination of the inauguration ceremony was undertaken and successfully carried out by the journalist Nina Kasimati.

The exhibition is a co-organization of the Chamber of Corinth and the Development Chamber of Corinth together with the Region of Peloponnese and the Municipality of Corinth.

It is under the auspices of the Ministries of Development, Infrastructure and Transport, Environment and Energy, Tourism, Rural Development and Food, Digital Governance and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the Union of Hellenic Chambers of Commerce and Industry and TIF – Helexpo, which guarantee the institutional support of the exhibition and its success.

The exhibition is organized with the support of the Chambers of Peloponnese:

Of the Chamber of Argolida

Of the Chamber of Arcadia

Of the Chamber of Achaia

Of the Chamber of Ilia

Of the Chamber of Laconia

And the Chamber of Messinia

Gold Sponsor

ANGELOU CONSTRUCTION

Grand Sponsor

MOTOR OIL

HERACLES GROUP

NOVA

GROUP D

TIKUN OLAM

EUROPTINOTROFIKI CH. V. TSAOUSI

PIETRIS GROUP

SOYBEAN MILLS+FINE OILS

Sponsors

PAPAFILIS MILLS

ATHENS MEDICAL GROUP

OLYMPIA ODOS AE

MANDREKAS S.A.

MITSOPOULOS FARM

AMCO

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

CHRYSA AVGA SA

EYKON SOLUTIONS

E.K.AN.- POLYGREEN

ZOONOMI S.A.

VARVATSOULIS VETERINARY CLINIC

GNOSIS SA

IME GSEVEE

NIKOS HELM

ALPHA PRODUCTS

KTEL KORINTHIAS AE

HENGAS

Club Hotel Casino Loutraki

ANEKK SA

INTERAMERICAN

NATIONAL BANK

MASOUTIS SA

The President of the Chamber of Corinth, Mr. Panagiotis Louziotis, and the Board of Directors invite the business community and the public of both Corinthia, the Peloponnese and the surrounding areas to visit the exhibition and get to know the businesses, products, services and possibilities presented by Corinthia and the Peloponnese.

“CORINTHIA – PELOPONNESE 2026” has opened its gates and invites us all to be there!

FREE ENTRANCE

October 1–4, 2026

Land Zone of Corinth Port

Visit the exhibition website, discover the exhibitors and all the parallel activities.

https://exkor.korinthiacc.gr/

PRESS OFFICE

CHAMBER OF CORINTH

Ermou 2, 20131, Corinth / 27410-24464 (1937)

media@korinthiacc.gr / www.korinthiacc.gr

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• The hema Erasmus sport project: 

This is a 3 year project whose goal is to develop physical activity and mobile activity in companies. Today, 210 million Europeans are physically inactive, which costs the EU around 80 million euros a year.

The European commission, Erasmus+ program and European week of sport co-funded #Hemaproject in order to boost physical activity in the workplace ! #Beactive.

This project is coordinated by the European Federation for Company Sport in association with European Cyclist Federation, Chamber of Commerce of Corinth in Greece, European Platform for Sport and Innovation, University of Coimbra in Portugal, Estonian association Kalev, Finnish Club of Tampereen Pyrintö, Daugavpils municipality in Latvia, Sport Vlaanderen, and Club des Villes et Territoires Cyclables in France.

Contributing to the Hema project takes 10 minutes, you just have to answer a questionnaire documenting the current situation in Europe.

Physical inactivity is more than just a health issue at European level today, this research is for businesses and workers interested in improving the health and well-being of workers.

To join the project, you have to:

1. Download the VCC APP on your phone
2. Register
3. Synchronize your phone or wearable device
4. You are ready to go !

• ICCEE Horizons 2024:

ICCEE is a three-year program launched in September 2019 and funded by the European Horizon 2020 program, which aims to improve the energy efficiency of cold supply chain food and beverage businesses with a holistic approach.

The project raised awareness of energy efficiency in the cold supply chain industry at every organizational level, from senior management to operational staff.

The final event was held on June 28, 2022, in Belgium, to present the results of the ICCEE European Project of the HORIZON 2020 framework, in which the Chamber of Corinth participated as a partner.

To assess to which extent the ICCEE national trainings supported reaching companies’ energy efficiency and sustainability targets, ICCEE asked participants for an estimation.

With nearly 100 answers, the total estimated savings and triggered investments are as follows (conservative estimation), for 2025 and 2030.

• WAC, Workplace Active Certification:

WAC, Workplace Active Certification, is a three-year program under the auspices of the European Federation for Sport in the Workplace and is supported and co-financed by the European Commission and the Erasmus+ program. This program aims to create a European certification (ISO) for health, well-being and physical activity in the workplace.

By participating to this program;

• Your company will become a member of the first pilot group of companies that will help create the European WAC certification. This certification will be recognized by the European Commission and your colleagues for the management of physical activity in the workplace.
• You will collaborate with other companies and professionals at the European level participating in the program and you will be inspired by common practices and experiences.
• Make your employees more productive and happier.
• You will have extra prestige and recognition to a pioneering company.

• Audit to measure:

We are excited to share insights from the #AUDIT2MEASURE project!

Our mission is to help industrial companies reduce energy consumption and transition to climate neutrality.

With our innovative “Audit2Action” approach, we’re translating energy audit findings into actionable steps for significant savings.

Our latest report outlines how to evaluate and compare energy-saving measures, offering technical and engineering support to streamline the process. Within our strategy, assessing Energy Saving Measures (ESM) is crucial.

We’re dedicated to providing managers with solid data and a technical roadmap to overcome informational barriers and make cost-effective ESM adoption a reality. Do you want to reduce energy consumption in your industry and accelerate the adoption of energy saving measures ? Then the conference “Energy Efficiency in Industry” is for you !

We are pleased to announce the realization of the conference “Energy Efficiency in Industry” which is organized by the Chamber of Corinth together with the National Technical University of Athens and the Center of Renewable Energy Sources. The conference will take place on May 14, 2024 in the central hall “Mercury” of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, under the auspices of EBEA and we invite all interested parties to actively participate in this important dialogue by initially declaring their participation through the link provided below.

https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/event_14052024

Join us in driving energy efficiency and sustainability forward!

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As CEO Ben Butters said during the Three Seas Business Forum on Energy Transformation, the EU’s 2019-2024 mandate does not include enough of such unified policy-making, a major consequence of which has been an increase in regulatory requirements undermining Europe competitiveness and lead to the gradual deindustrialization of our continent. This must change and therefore the next five years must be about ‘Back to Business’, as our European election manifesto reiterates. Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has added momentum and purpose to the Three Seas Initiative and its efforts to develop critical infrastructure projects in transport, energy and digital networks. The EU is a key player in this region, which accounts for a third of its geographical area and is growing economically at almost twice the rate of the Union as a whole. The Three Seas region can also act as a source of inspiration and innovation when it comes to cross-border cooperation and investment. With geopolitical instability rising and other major global economies scrambling, EU member states – east, south, north and west – must work together more closely and effectively than ever before to leverage their competitive advantages, pool resources and address challenges. Eurochambres, together with several other business organizations, signed a letter on 5 April calling on President Ursula von der Leyen and EU member states to promote the implementation of electronic declaration for posted workers – a crucial initiative for companies involved in cross-border trade.

The network of chambers strongly encourages Member States to put in place the necessary infrastructure systems that allow such a multilingual common electronic declaration to be recognized across the EU, in addition to allowing short-term exceptions or limiting the number of documents that service providers make available during their posting period. This initiative will ease the obligations of businesses when notifying posted workers and reduce the administrative burden and overall cost of providing services in another Member State.

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The submission of applications for the “Photovoltaics in the field” program began on April 9, 2024, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Environment and Energy.

The program, with a total budget of 30 million euros, is implemented within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0”, with funding from the European Union-NextGenerationEU.

Through the program, the installation of solar power plants up to 50kW by professional farmers, special status farmers and agricultural enterprises is supported. For this purpose, they should have an active agricultural supply and be registered in the Register of Farmers and Agricultural Holdings in the current year, in order to become energy independent. In practice, this means that by producing their own “green” energy, they will reduce their energy costs.

Beneficiaries will receive a subsidy of 30% of the cost of the photovoltaic plant and up to 350 euros per kWp, with the amount of the subsidy not being added to the minor subsidies received by the farmers.

It is clarified that for power requests up to 30kW net metering is applied, while for requests from 31kW to 50kW the consumption is offset, which coincides with the production of the photovoltaic plant, and if there is excess production this is compensated with a fixed price from the Administrator of Renewable Energy Sources and Guarantees of Origin (DAPEEP – as a simple self-producer).

A basic condition for submitting an application to the program is that the beneficiary has not started any work or orders for the photovoltaic plant. As long as it has more than one rural electricity supply, it has the possibility to presentA basic condition for submitting an application to the program is that the beneficiary has not started any work or orders for the photovoltaic plant. As long as it has more than one rural electricity supply, it has the possibility of submitting an application for financing a photovoltaic plant with a power of up to 50 kW for each of them.

In the program, the applications will be ranked based on two groups of priorities and until the total budget is covered:

Priority group A: Photovoltaics up to 10.8kW

Priority group B: Photovoltaics over 10.8kW and up to 50kW

The applications in each group will be ranked based on the time order of their submission, while the program will also include runners-up.

Applications for funding are submitted through the online platform https://pvstegi.gov.gr until May 15, 2024, using TAXISNET codes.

It is worth pointing out that on 9/4/2024 the submission of applications to the “Photovoltaics on the roof” program by professional farmers and for power up to 10.8kW was completed. However, the submission of applications continues, exclusively from households.

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A crowd of people gathered on Wednesday April 17 at 12 p.m. at the Corinth Chamber, where the President of the Corinth Chamber welcomed the Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for promoting the European way of life, Mr. . Margariti Schina at the event with the theme “From the Europe of crises, to the Europe of solutions”. 

The panel was completed by the honorary presence of the regional governor of the Peloponnese, Mr. Dimitris Ptohou, the regional vice-governor for development and entrepreneurship and vice-president of the Corinthian Chamber, Mr. Sotiris Mourikis, as well as from the head of EYD Peloponnese, Mr. Antonis Psarakis. The discussion was moderated by the Secretary General of the Corinth Chamber, Mr. Dimitris Soufrilas. 

The event began with greetings from the President of the Corinthian Chamber, Mr. Panagiotis Louziotis, who welcomed Mr. Schinas as well as the official guests of the Corinthian Chamber who honored the event with their presence. Mr. Louziotis spoke of the particular importance of the presence of the Vice-President of the European Union in Corinth, which should be an opportunity to strengthen the dialogue in Corinth on issues that concern us all, notably the future and our journey in Europe. 

Then the speech was delivered by the main speaker of the event, Mr. Margaritis Schina, who spoke about the challenges of the European elections and the most important issues that concern Europe today. The lack of labor and skills, as well as the facilitation of the business environment on a continent where there is a long-term trend of demographic aging, were highlighted by Mr. Schina as “challenges “keys for the European economy to remain competitive. In his speech, he wanted to focus on the Europe of solutions and did not fail to mention issues such as European defense and the importance of further enlargement and deepening.

The regional governor of the Peloponnese, Mr. Ptochos, spoke about the role of the Peloponnese in Greece’s current journey within Europe and the new challenges that are emerging. “In the new dynamic course of our country, in a Europe up to the task, we have here imagined our place, the Peloponnese, in the role of standard bearer. leader”

The hearing was attended by renowned Corinthian businessmen, representatives of local organizations as well as students of the Peloponnesian University of our city, who did not hesitate to formulate important questions to which the Vice President of the European Commission responded in full, Mr Schoinas.

The presence of the public who invaded the hall of the Corinthian Chamber demonstrates the importance of this event for Corinth, which shows that it is actively interested in the dialogue on Europe and pays tribute to an important defender of Greek interests in a united Europe, Mr. Margaritis Schinas.

Finally, the continued commitment of the President and administration of the Corinth Chamber to open channels of communication of the Corinthian business community with all organizations that may play an important role in strengthening Corinthian entrepreneurship is once again obvious.

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