“Grand Europrean Express”

“Grand European Express” is an itinerant youth exchange that passed through 4 European
countries in 11 days, gathering youngsters from 6 different countries – Portugal, Greece,
Serbia, North Macedonia, Iceland and Bulgaria.

The main objectives of the project are:

– To promote the train and the railroad system as an ecological, safe and efficient way
of transport;
– To raise awareness to European citizenship, to European values
– To promote the European values of tolerance, solidarity, inclusion, respect for Human Rights, democracy and multicultural dialogue;
– To promote climate actions in a more active way;
– To promote non-formal education as a tool for empowerment and acquisition of competencies and skills;
– To promote and raise visibility of Erasmus+ program.

Especially in Serres/Greece, we had the opportunity to better analyze and discuss with the
general secretary of the Serres Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Giorgos Tairis, the current
situation in Serres and in Greece in terms of movements/transports, regarding ecological
means of transport people, goods and products, as well as the proposals and requests of
local entrepreneurship such as upgrading the railway network.

At the same time, the purpose of this meeting was to promote and increase the visibility of
Erasmus+ for environmental sustainability and the European values of tolerance, inclusion,
respect for human rights, democracy and multicultural dialogue.

This open meeting between the Serres Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EBES) and the young people of the city and representatives of the Youth of the European & Balkan countries, had the title, “Grand European Express- Green Transportation” ERASMUS + youth”.

In the afternoon of the same day, PRAXIS ESC volunteers organized a choreographic flash
mob in central parts of the city of Serres, in order to make our request for green
transportation more visible.