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Mr Dimitrios MANTZOS

Speeches since 2019

08/04/2025 | 19:46:32 Thank you, Mister President. Indeed, it should be clear to everyone, especially in this chamber, that collective expulsions, by nature, violate not only the European Convention of Human Rights and but also the fundamental rights and values that this very Organisation has been founded upon, as this report so perfectly elaborates. I thank the rapporteur for this. This should unite us regardless of the national interests and views. I come from a country that was deeply influenced by migration... 28/01/2025 | 14:28:07 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Multipolarity and multilateralism should indeed serve as a guarantee of a more effective global governance. Rules are pivotal, indeed. The adoption of the UN Pact for the Future is an important starting point. But this should apply to every resolution of the General Assembly and the Security Council on every major crisis, including the Two-State Solution for the peaceful co-existence of Israel and Palestine and the reunification of Cyprus and... 27/06/2024 | 16:12:55 Thank you. Thank you, Mister Chairman. First of all, let me extend my warmest congratulations to the rapporteur Mr Piero FASSINO for his meticulous work over the course of no less than four years and his in-depth and objective analysis of such a delicate issue. This resolution urges us to revisit one of the last deep scars that the 20th century left on the tortured body of Europe. The Varosha issue is not a minor case, irrelevant to the Cyprus problem, on the contrary it constitutes a vital... 11/10/2023 | 20:03:19 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) The illegal wiretapping scandal implicates certain European governments -and unfortunately among them the conservative government of Greece- in the systematic violation of the privacy of the communications of selected individuals, including journalists and politicians. As detailed in the Report, the targets include the Chairman of my own party, Nikos Androulakis, MEP and candidate for the presidency of PASOK, at the crucial time. Thanks to...