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Mr Dimitrios MARKOPOULOS (Greece, EPP/CD)

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Substitute
Deputy
New Democracy (ND)

House of Parliament
GR - 10021 - Athens
Greece

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2026 , 2025

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Group of the European People's Party since 27/01/2025

In the Assembly

  • since 27/01/2025 Substitute - Greece

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • Full Member: Committee on Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation (since 09/12/2025)
  • Full Member: (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 27/01/2025 to 08/12/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on International Protection, Integration and Support to Vulnerable Persons (since 29/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Refugee and Migrant Children and Young People (from 28/01/2025 to 28/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings (from 28/01/2025 to 28/01/2026)
  • Alternate of Mr Dimitrios MANTZOS (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 07/04/2025)
  • Alternate of Ms Maria SYRENGELA (Full Member): Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 27/01/2025 to 06/04/2025)
  • Alternate of Mr Alexis TSIPRAS (Full Member): Sub-Committee on the European Social Charter (from 07/03/2025 to 06/04/2025)

Interventions

Last speeches

02/10/2025 | 11:40:04 Dear colleagues, The war in Gaza is, first and foremost, a human tragedy. At its centre lies Hamas, whose acts of terror, including the abduction and continued detention of hostages, constitute grave violations of international law and human dignity. We must speak with one voice. These hostages must be released immediately and unconditionally. Hamas must clarify its position on the USA's peace plan. Israel, like every state, has the right to defend its citizens. Yet this right must always be... 01/10/2025 | 13:52:42 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear colleagues, As a former journalist in Greece, I am very sensitive for what is happening in our difficult times. The war in Ukraine is not only a fight with weapons. It is also a battle for truth. Too many journalists have been abducted or imprisoned by Russian forces in the occupied territories. Some remain missing, while others face long prison terms on unfounded charges like “spying”. These are grave violations of human rights that...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

07/10/2025 | Doc. 16255 | Written declaration Medical evacuations of Palestinian patients from Gaza: Europe must step up 16/09/2025 | Doc. 16255 | Written declaration Medical evacuations of Palestinian patients from Gaza: Europe must step up 09/09/2025 | Doc. 16242 | Written declaration Illegal arrest and continued detention of five Greek Cypriot citizens by the Turkish Occupation Regime 09/07/2025 | Doc. 16141 | Written declaration Political persecution of Ekrem İmamoğlu and the erosion of democracy in Türkiye 09/07/2025 | Doc. 16180 | Written declaration The urgent need to put an end to the war in Gaza - The Cretan Declaration

Votes on adopted texts

02/10/2025 | Doc. 16272, vote on the draft text for resolution Russia: new threats to European democracies 02/10/2025 | Doc. 16273, vote on the draft text for resolution Urgent call to put an end to the devastating humanitarian catastrophe and the killing of journalists in Gaza 01/10/2025 | Doc. 16239, vote on the draft text for recommendation Youth movements for democracy 01/10/2025 | Doc. 16239, vote on the draft text for resolution Youth movements for democracy 25/06/2025 | Doc. 16196, vote on the draft text for resolution Protecting human rights in and through sport: obligations and shared responsibilities