Deputy
SY.RIZ.A.
House of Parliament
GR - 10021 - Athens
Greece
Working language: English
Declarations of interests:
2019
, 2018
Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)
11/04/2019 | 17:51:36 I congratulate our rapporteur Ms Petra De SUTTER on the work that has gone into this report and on her presentation. I wish to clarify certain issues. We should agree that Greece extended a warm welcome to the enormous influx of migrants in 2015. One grandmother on Lesbos was put forward for the Nobel peace prize, and the Pope thanked her personally. What has happened since then? Why are the living conditions of the migrants so bad? We need to look at the reasons and work out why the... 09/04/2019 | 19:04:15 The report, the rapporteur and those who have spoken have made it clear that women started to enjoy rights when they were able to cast their votes. Men became full-fledged citizens following the French revolution, but at that time women were excluded from any form of political participation. Today, however, we still live in a patriarchal system. Politics is often a male stamping ground. When I was a Minister with responsibility for migration and refugees, a wave of migrants were arriving in... 09/04/2019 | 17:18:23 My name is difficult to pronounce. I am from Greece and I will speak in Greek. (The speaker continued in Greek). Colleagues, it seems to me that this initiative by the European Union is an important one. There is of course an issue with overlap, and we need to be careful about that. We need to know who exactly is in a position to create this mechanism. Who is best placed to establish a mechanism that will allow us to protect democracies? It would have to be a country that is democratic, of...
11/10/2018 | Doc. 14645 | Motion for a resolution Pushback action by member States 26/04/2018 | Doc. 14548 | Motion for a resolution The protection of victims of forced displacement under international law 25/04/2018 | Doc. 14541 | Written declaration The case of two Greek soldiers detained in Turkey: human rights and the rule of law must be upheld 29/06/2017 | Doc. 14375 | Motion for a resolution Withdrawing citizenship as a measure to combat terrorism: a human rights-compatible approach? 28/06/2017 | Doc. 14363 | Motion for a resolution Stop violence and exploitation of migrant children
11/04/2019 | Doc. 14849, vote on the draft text for resolution Modification of various provisions of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure 11/04/2019 | Doc. 14837, vote on the draft text for resolution The situation of migrants and refugees on the Greek islands: more needs to be done 11/04/2019 | Doc. 14837, vote on the draft text for recommendation The situation of migrants and refugees on the Greek islands: more needs to be done 10/10/2018 | Doc. 14617, vote on the draft text for resolution Regulating foreign funding of Islam in Europe in order to prevent radicalisation and Islamophobia 10/10/2018 | Doc. 14625, vote on the draft text for resolution Radicalisation of migrants and diaspora communities in Europe