{"id":6851,"date":"2021-11-19T13:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T10:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aida.com.gr\/i-etaireia-aida-sto-sme-assembly-2021-tis-eyropaikis-epitropis\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T14:40:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T11:40:33","slug":"i-etaireia-aida-sto-sme-assembly-2021-tis-eyropaikis-epitropis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aida.com.gr\/en\/i-etaireia-aida-sto-sme-assembly-2021-tis-eyropaikis-epitropis\/","title":{"rendered":"AIDA at the European Commission&#8217;s SME Assembly 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/aida.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tgiorfq1-1-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7159\" style=\"width:515px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aida.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tgiorfq1-1-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aida.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tgiorfq1-1-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aida.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tgiorfq1-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aida.com.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tgiorfq1-1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mrs. Aida Nika<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Managing Director of AIDA<\/strong>, participated in the three-day\u00a0<strong>SME Assembly 2021<\/strong>, an event dedicated to\u00a0<strong>small and medium-sized enterprises\u00a0<\/strong>(SMEs) within the EU. The meeting took place from\u00a0<strong>November 15 to 17<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>Portoro\u017e, Slovenia<\/strong>, under the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.<br><br>During the event, which\u00a0<strong>Mrs. Nika<\/strong>\u00a0has attended as an invited guest of the European Commission\u00a0<strong>since 2014<\/strong>, she met with the Greek delegation, European Commission officials, and other partners. The\u00a0<strong>SME Assembly<\/strong>\u00a0serves as a platform for representatives from European countries to come together, stay informed about EU policies and priorities, and foster collaborations.<br><br><strong>Mrs. Nika<\/strong>\u00a0stated, \u201cAIDA\u2019s ongoing participation in key events for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises is a priority and ensures\u00a0<strong>continuous progress<\/strong>\u00a0in our sector. This involvement provides\u00a0<strong>valuable knowledge and tools<\/strong>, which are fully leveraged by the AIDA team for our clients and contribute to<strong>\u00a0shaping a sustainable strategy for the company\u2019s future.\u201d<\/strong><br><br>The<strong>\u00a0three-day\u00a0<\/strong>event featured discussions and workshops, primarily focusing on the need for<strong>\u00a0green digital transformation<\/strong>\u00a0to be at the core of strategies for small and medium-sized enterprises. The\u00a0<strong>Policy Hackathon<\/strong>\u00a0took place, showcasing technological innovations in the healthcare sector. Emphasis was placed on the European Green Deal and its role in helping countries drive their economies\u00a0<strong>toward climate neutrality by 2050<\/strong>. The importance of SMEs for the future of the European economy was highlighted, along with the need to ensure their swift recovery.<br>\u200b<br>A significant component of the SME 2021 Assembly was the presentation of\u00a0<strong>success stories\u00a0<\/strong>from entrepreneurs who made substantial<strong>\u00a0progress during the COVID-19 pandemic<\/strong>, as well as those preparing for a<strong>\u00a0sustainable digital recovery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, discussions were held on&nbsp;<strong>female entrepreneurship<\/strong>&nbsp;and the skills young women need to develop through the educational system to turn their&nbsp;<strong>business ideas into reality<\/strong>&nbsp;through&nbsp;<strong>sustainable growth methods.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mrs. Aida Nika,\u00a0Managing Director of AIDA, participated in the three-day\u00a0SME Assembly 2021, an event dedicated to\u00a0small and medium-sized enterprises\u00a0(SMEs) within the EU. The meeting took place from\u00a0November 15 to 17\u00a0in\u00a0Portoro\u017e, Slovenia, under the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. During the event, which\u00a0Mrs. Nika\u00a0has attended as an invited guest of the European [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6444,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,89,87,1],"tags":[264,114,115,116,266,265,267],"class_list":["post-6851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communication","category-consulting","category-events","category-uncategorized","tag-european-commission","tag-policy-hackthon-en","tag-sme-assembly-en","tag-sme-assembly-2021-en","tag-success-stories","tag-sustainable","tag-sustainable-growth"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aida.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6851"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aida.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aida.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aida.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aida.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6851"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/aida.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8363,"href":"https:\/\/aida.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6851\/revisions\/8363"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aida.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aida.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aida.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aida.com.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}