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Giorgos Georgiou | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Cyprus | |
Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
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Born | April 9, 1963 |
Nationality | Cypriot |
Political party | Cyprus: AKEL EU: GUE-NGL |
Giorgos Georgiou is a Cypriot politician currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the Progressive Party of Working People. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
On 15 September 2022, he was one of 16 MEPs who voted against condemning President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua for human rights violations, in particular the arrest of Bishop Rolando Álvarez. [8] [9]
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George, Georgios or Giorgos Georgiou may refer to:
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