MEP Costas Mavridis (DIKO – S&D) intervened on behalf of his political group in the debate on "Condemnation of the illegal unilateral declaration of the separatist entity created by Turkey in Cyprus and the ongoing...
Costas Mavridis
The European Parliament and the monument to the Turkish invasion
The European Parliament has repeatedly strongly condemned the 1974 Turkish invasion and ongoing occupation of Cyprus. In a new resolution, which is not legally binding, it adopted an amendment - following the initiative of colleague M. Hadjipantelas, who participates...
This is how we honor our heroes, our brothers and sisters.
In the face of the domestic scum that has been suffocating us lately, I gleaned some recent events. Last Sunday was the memorial service for the hero of the Zodiac during the EOKA liberation struggle of 1955-59, Nikolaos P. Yiagos. Nikolas, of Petros and...
Mavridis: The Commission's stance on the Eastern Mediterranean harms the EU's interests
The need to end imports of Russian energy through third countries and the hypocritical stance of the European Commission (Commission) towards Turkey was highlighted by MEP Costas Mavridis (DIKO, S&D), during the debate on...
K. Mavridis: Those of us who believe in the EU are against Turkish expansionism
The exploitation of energy deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean for the EU's energy security, on the occasion of the new discoveries in the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), was highlighted by MEP Costas Mavridis (DIKO - S&D) in his intervention at the plenary session of the...
K. Mavridis in an "open dialogue" with young people about Europe
A call to young people to participate in civic life, forming their own opinion through critical thinking and thus contributing to the future of Europe, was addressed by MEP Costas Mavridis (DIKO - S&D) at a conference co-organized by the Office of the European...
K. Mavridis on Eurodefense: Need for clear political orientation
The need for a clear EU political orientation in the field of defense and the strengthening of European defense mechanisms was emphasized by MEP Costas Mavridis (DIKO, S&D) at a meeting of the European Parliament's Defense and Security Committee (SEDE) on...
K. Mavridis at a European youth conference: Defend the values of the EU against neo-Ottoman Turkey
MEP Kostas Mavridis (DIKO – S&D) was a speaker at a youth conference today within the framework of the European ERASMUS+ program, organized by the youth organization "Youth Dynamics" and with the participation of 50 young people from 6 European countries. Mr. K. Mavridis, after...
The European Parliament on the initiative of K. Mavridis: Punitive measures on Turkey
MEP Costas Mavridis (DIKO - S&D) intervened, on behalf of his political group, as one of the authors of the resolution, in the debate on the "Detention of European citizens in the occupied territories of Cyprus" in the plenary session of the European Parliament in...
K. Mavridis: There is no "Turkish Cypriot leader" but a Turkish insider
On the sidelines of the World Conference of Diaspora Cypriots which is being held in Nicosia under the slogan "From the seas of the world... to the land that unites us" and specifically in the proceedings of the PSEKA (World Coordinating Committee of the Cyprus Struggle), MEP Costas...
Kostas Mavridis comes from the occupied Kyrenia District of Cyprus. He studied in the USA with a Fulbright scholarship. Since 2014 he has been a Member of the European Parliament with the Democratic Party and belongs to the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) Political Group in the European Parliament. He served as Chairman of the Political Committee for the Mediterranean with responsibilities for political affairs, security and human rights and is the first to hold this position from Cyprus and Greece. He also participates in the Committees: Foreign Affairs, Economy, Defence and Security, International Trade, Petitions as well as the European Union Delegation – Israel. He was the negotiator on behalf of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) Political Group for the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the EU's largest financial instrument to date, as well as for the European Parliament's report on the Common Security and Defence Policy. In addition, he was the European Parliament's rapporteur for the report on the European Central Bank. He also participated in the European Parliament's Delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe and was a member of the working group on Europe's geopolitical role in the world. In 2004, he pioneered the promotion of provisions of the Annan Plan, which provided for the possibility of intervention by England and Turkey in the maritime area south of Cyprus, aiming at the energy wealth of the Republic of Cyprus. In 2008, he was elected and has been a Member of the Executive Bureau of the Democratic Party since then.
Costas Mavridis
K. Mavridis: How many crimes does Turkey have to commit for measures to be taken?
MEP Costas Mavridis (DIKO – S&D) intervened on behalf of his political group in the debate on "Condemnation of the illegal unilateral declaration of the separatist entity created by Turkey in Cyprus and the ongoing...
The European Parliament and the monument to the Turkish invasion
The European Parliament has repeatedly strongly condemned the 1974 Turkish invasion and ongoing occupation of Cyprus. In a new resolution, which is not legally binding, it adopted an amendment - following the initiative of colleague M. Hadjipantelas, who participates...
This is how we honor our heroes, our brothers and sisters.
In the face of the domestic scum that has been suffocating us lately, I gleaned some recent events. Last Sunday was the memorial service for the hero of the Zodiac during the EOKA liberation struggle of 1955-59, Nikolaos P. Yiagos. Nikolas, of Petros and...
Mavridis: The Commission's stance on the Eastern Mediterranean harms the EU's interests
The need to end imports of Russian energy through third countries and the hypocritical stance of the European Commission (Commission) towards Turkey was highlighted by MEP Costas Mavridis (DIKO, S&D), during the debate on...
K. Mavridis: Those of us who believe in the EU are against Turkish expansionism
The exploitation of energy deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean for the EU's energy security, on the occasion of the new discoveries in the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), was highlighted by MEP Costas Mavridis (DIKO - S&D) in his intervention at the plenary session of the...
K. Mavridis in an "open dialogue" with young people about Europe
A call to young people to participate in civic life, forming their own opinion through critical thinking and thus contributing to the future of Europe, was addressed by MEP Costas Mavridis (DIKO - S&D) at a conference co-organized by the Office of the European...
K. Mavridis on Eurodefense: Need for clear political orientation
The need for a clear EU political orientation in the field of defense and the strengthening of European defense mechanisms was emphasized by MEP Costas Mavridis (DIKO, S&D) at a meeting of the European Parliament's Defense and Security Committee (SEDE) on...
K. Mavridis at a European youth conference: Defend the values of the EU against neo-Ottoman Turkey
MEP Kostas Mavridis (DIKO – S&D) was a speaker at a youth conference today within the framework of the European ERASMUS+ program, organized by the youth organization "Youth Dynamics" and with the participation of 50 young people from 6 European countries. Mr. K. Mavridis, after...
The European Parliament on the initiative of K. Mavridis: Punitive measures on Turkey
MEP Costas Mavridis (DIKO - S&D) intervened, on behalf of his political group, as one of the authors of the resolution, in the debate on the "Detention of European citizens in the occupied territories of Cyprus" in the plenary session of the European Parliament in...
K. Mavridis: There is no "Turkish Cypriot leader" but a Turkish insider
On the sidelines of the World Conference of Diaspora Cypriots which is being held in Nicosia under the slogan "From the seas of the world... to the land that unites us" and specifically in the proceedings of the PSEKA (World Coordinating Committee of the Cyprus Struggle), MEP Costas...