[2] He is credited with establishing new Greek-Iranian and Greek-Turkish economic relations through the shipping industry.
[2] Dalakouras also worked in real estate and the Greek tourism industry.
[1] He helped to restore the historic centre at Chora and the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian - both located on the Aegean island of Patmos.
Dalakouras was a member of the European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism from February 1981 to October 1981 during his tenure in Brussels.
[1][2] He was survived by his wife, Eleni Dalakura, and their four children: Katerina, Dimitris, Vassilis and Michalis.