Christos Floros | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1993 Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Luxembourgish, Greek |
| Alma mater | University of Luxembourg University of Essex Oxford Brookes University European School, Luxembourg I |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, architect, journalist, author |
Christos Floros (born 13 November 1993) is a Greek-born Luxembourgish entrepreneur, architect, author, and civil rights advocate. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Floros is known for founding the civic movement Change for Luxembourg, Change for Europe, which focuses on voter engagement and democratic participation in Luxembourg. [1] He has participated in public discussions on voting rights for foreign residents and the role of social media in political communication. [4] [5]
Floros was born in Athens, Greece, in 1993 and moved to Luxembourg with his parents in 1994. [6] His father, who had previously worked for the European Commission in the 1980s, decided to relocate the family to Luxembourg. [7]
Floros attended the European School, Luxembourg I, where he served as President of the Pupils' Committee. [8] [9]
Floros studied architecture at Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, [10] [11] and completed a master's degree in Architecture, European Urbanisation and Globalisation at the University of Luxembourg. [12] He also undertook studies at Harvard University and the Pratt Institute. [13]
Between 2015 and 2018, Floros trained as an actor at the East 15 Acting School of the University of Essex, where he wrote his first play, Generation Z or Uncertainty of a Scattered Mind. [14] [15] [16] [17]
After graduating from the East 15 Acting School, Floros worked as an actor in London, appearing primarily in stage productions. [18] [19] [ unreliable source? ]
Between 2022 and 2023, he worked for RTL in Luxembourg, covering news and political topics. [20] [21] He also produced and hosted Conversations with Christos, a series of interviews with Luxembourgish public figures, including Vice-President of the European Parliament Marc Angel, [22] former Deputy Prime Minister Colette Flesch, [23] and Mayor of Luxembourg City Lydie Polfer. [24] His work at RTL frequently addressed immigration and integration issues in Luxembourg. [23]
As of 2023, Floros has worked in Luxembourg’s technology sector and in social media analytics. [25] [26]
In 2025, Floros announced that he was leading Project Monnet, an initiative aimed at developing a European social media platform. [27] [28] According to Floros, the project seeks to challenge Meta Platforms’ dominance in online social networks. [29] [30]
In Luxembourg, Floros is known for using both social media and traditional media to promote political discourse. [7] [31] [32] [33] [34]
In 2022, he was one of Luxembourg’s representatives at the Conference on the Future of Europe.
In 2023, Floros founded Change for Luxembourg, [35] a non-partisan political movement aiming to include more residents in Luxembourgish politics. He has stated that the idea was inspired by his volunteering experience during the COVID-19 pandemic: “half of the volunteers were Luxembourgers, the other half foreigners.” [7] According to Floros, this experience highlighted how people across communities mobilised for Luxembourg’s national interest, motivating his advocacy for broader political participation. [1] [36]
In 2024, the Democratic Party (DP) announced that Floros would run on its list for the 2024 European Parliament election alongside Charles Goerens. [4] [37] [38] [39] [40] He was one of three members of the Democratic and Liberal Youth (JDL) running in the 2024 election. [41] [42]
During the campaign, Floros advocated for strengthening cybersecurity as part of Europe’s collective defence, [43] [44] promoted strategic autonomy, and supported increased investment in artificial intelligence research within Europe. [45]
Floros is considered a progressive figure within the Democratic Party and supports a strongly pro-European platform. [46] [9] In October 2024, he was elected president of DP International, the international branch of the Democratic Party. [25] [47] [48]