In this episode, we welcomed Katerina Nikolopoulou back to the podcast, this time as the Network Manager of CIVINET Greece-Cyprus, the Greek-speaking local network of the CIVITAS Initiative, which focuses on the promotion of Sustainable Mobility in Greece and Cyprus.

We also were delighted to have with us the Founder & Coordinator of CIVINET Greece-Cyprus: Kosmas Anagnostopoulos. This interview happened live at the Urban Mobility Days 2022 in Brno.

We discussed urban mobility, sustainability, circular tourism and all the specific challenges that Greek cities are facing.

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Overview of the episode:

03:00 - Teaser: One thing most people don't know about Greece

04:10 - How did CIVINET Greece-Cyrpus start?

05:40 - Why do organisations like this need to exist?

08:38 - Sustainable mobility, sustainable energy and urban regeneration

09:40 - About the CIVINET forum in Athens in December 2021

11:50 - Awards won by the city of Rethymno: the CIVITAS Transformation Award during the Urban Mobility Days 2022 and the EU Urban Road Safety Award during the European Mobility Week 2021

13:50 - What is the determinant factor for the Greek cities' success?

15:43  - Some lessons learned along the way by Katerina and Kosmas when working with cities

18:37 - What is unique about Greek challenges for cities? 

21:25 - Katerina's fun fact about CIVINET Greece-Cyprus

22:26 - Kosmas' fun facts about CIVINET Greece-Cyprus

24:00 - What are CIVINET Greece-Cyprus' goals for the years to come?

26:55 - Dual BABLE Trival: our guests have prepared questions for each other!

31:14 -  Ending Question: To you, what is a Smart City?

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