Sofia SAKORAFA

Constituencies

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MeRA25 Greece 2019/01/24 - 2019/07/01
Independent Greece 2015/09/28 - 2019/01/23
Coalition of the Radical Left Greece 2014/07/01 - 2015/09/27

Groups

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GUE/NGL Member Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left 2014/07/01 - 2015/12/14
GUE/NGL Member of the Bureau Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left 2015/12/15 - 2017/01/11
GUE/NGL Member of the Bureau Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left 2017/01/12 - 2019/07/01

EP staff

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Member of Conference of Delegation Chairs 2014/10/16 - 2019/07/01

Committees

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Role	Committee	Start	End
Member of	Committee on Foreign Affairs	2014/07/01	2017/01/18
Substitute of	Committee on Industry, Research and Energy	2014/07/01	2017/01/18
Member of	Committee on Petitions	2014/07/01	2017/01/18
Substitute of	Subcommittee on Security and Defence	2016/06/14	2017/01/18
Member of	Committee on Foreign Affairs	2017/01/19	2019/07/01
Substitute of	Committee on Industry, Research and Energy	2017/01/19	2019/07/01
Member of	Committee on Petitions	2017/01/19	2019/07/01
Substitute of	Subcommittee on Security and Defence	2017/01/19	2019/07/01

Delegations

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Role	Delegation	Start	End
Member of	Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America	2014/07/14	2014/10/15
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with Palestine	2014/07/14	2017/03/09
Substitute of	Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee	2014/07/14	2019/07/01
Substitute of	Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly	2014/07/14	2019/07/01
Chair of	Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America	2014/10/16	2019/07/01
Substitute of	Delegation to the EU-North Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee	2016/06/20	2019/07/01
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with Palestine	2017/03/10	2019/07/01

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Rapporteur

Type	Dossier	Committee	Title
Opinion Committee Shadow	2018/0332(COD)	ITRE Industry, Research and Energy	Seasonal changes of time
Opinion Committee Shadow	2018/0229(COD)	ITRE Industry, Research and Energy	InvestEU programme 2021–2027
Opinion Committee Shadow	2018/0166R(APP)	ITRE Industry, Research and Energy	Interim report on MFF 2021-2027 – Parliament’s position in view of an agreement
Opinion Committee Shadow	2017/2052(INI)	ITRE Industry, Research and Energy	Next MFF: preparing the Parliament’s position on the MFF post-2020
Opinion Committee Shadow	2016/2064(INI)	ITRE Industry, Research and Energy	Implementation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments
Opinion Committee Shadow	2015/2353(INI)	ITRE Industry, Research and Energy	Preparation of the post-electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020: Parliament's input ahead of the Commission's proposal
Opinion Committee Shadow	2015/2095(INI)	AFET Foreign Affairs	Situation in the Mediterranean and need for a holistic EU approach to migration
Opinion Committee Shadow	2015/0310(COD)	AFET Foreign Affairs	European Border and Coast Guard
Opinion Committee Shadow	2014/2153(INI)	AFET Foreign Affairs	European energy security strategy

Activities

Stats

Amendment Co-authors

Name	Group	Country	Ams
Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS	GUE/NGL	Cyprus	404
Marisa MATIAS	GUE/NGL	Portugal	243
Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO	GUE/NGL	Spain	215
Xabier BENITO ZILUAGA	GUE/NGL	Spain	159
Takis HADJIGEORGIOU	GUE/NGL	Cyprus	117
Kostadinka KUNEVA	GUE/NGL	Greece	110
João FERREIRA	GUE/NGL	Portugal	90
Kostas CHRYSOGONOS	GUE/NGL	Greece	68
Ángela VALLINA	GUE/NGL	Spain	62
Marie-Christine VERGIAT	GUE/NGL	France	51
Martina ANDERSON	GUE/NGL	United Kingdom	50
Dennis de JONG	GUE/NGL	Netherlands	49
Barbara SPINELLI	GUE/NGL	Italy	46
Stelios KOULOGLOU	GUE/NGL	Greece	44
Miloslav RANSDORF	GUE/NGL	Czechia	36
Helmut SCHOLZ	GUE/NGL	Germany	35
Gabriele ZIMMER	GUE/NGL	Germany	31
Miguel URBÁN CRESPO	GUE/NGL	Spain	26
Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS	GUE/NGL	Greece	26
Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU	PPE	Cyprus	24
Sabine LÖSING	GUE/NGL	Germany	22
Javier COUSO PERMUY	GUE/NGL	Spain	15
Cornelia ERNST	GUE/NGL	Germany	14
Virginie ROZIÈRE	S&D	France	13
Miroslavs MITROFANOVS	Verts/ALE	Latvia	13
Rina Ronja KARI	GUE/NGL	Denmark	12
Tatjana ŽDANOKA	Verts/ALE	Latvia	11
Demetris PAPADAKIS	S&D	Cyprus	10
Costas MAVRIDES	S&D	Cyprus	10
Miguel VIEGAS	GUE/NGL	Portugal	9
João PIMENTA LOPES	GUE/NGL	Portugal	8
Eleonora EVI	EFDD	Italy	7
Eleni THEOCHAROUS	ECR	Cyprus	6
Eva KAILI	S&D	Greece	6
Michela GIUFFRIDA	S&D	Italy	6
Eleonora FORENZA	GUE/NGL	Italy	5
Emmanouil GLEZOS	GUE/NGL	Greece	5
Martina MICHELS	GUE/NGL	Germany	5
Miriam DALLI	S&D	Malta	2
Patrick LE HYARIC	GUE/NGL	France	1
Malin BJÖRK	GUE/NGL	Sweden	1
Merja KYLLÖNEN	GUE/NGL	Finland	1
Matt CARTHY	GUE/NGL	Ireland	1
Lynn BOYLAN	GUE/NGL	Ireland	1
Liadh NÍ RIADA	GUE/NGL	Ireland	1
Nikolaos CHOUNTIS	GUE/NGL	Greece	1
Bodil VALERO	Verts/ALE	Sweden	1
Jean-Luc MÉLENCHON	GUE/NGL	France	1
Pablo IGLESIAS	GUE/NGL	Spain	1
Inês Cristina ZUBER	GUE/NGL	Portugal	1

By types

Amendments (1012)
Institutional motions (112)
Major interpellations (1)
Opinions (1)
Oral questions (31)
Plenary speeches (115)
Reports (5)
Shadow opinions (9)
Shadow reports (8)
Written declarations (3)
Written explanations (53)
Written questions (106)

By dossiers

Count	Dossier Reference	Title
112	2015/0310(COD)	European Border and Coast Guard
49	2018/2096(INI)	Ombudsman’s strategic inquiry OI/2/2017 on the transparency of legislative discussions in the preparatory bodies of the Council of the EU
45	2018/0229(COD)	InvestEU programme 2021–2027
43	2016/0131(COD)	European Union Agency for Asylum
37	2018/2150(INI)	2018 Commission report on Turkey
36	2016/2308(INI)	2016 Commission report on Turkey
35	2016/0133(COD)	Criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person. Recast
32	2018/2145(INI)	2018 Commission report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
32	2017/2271(INI)	State of EU-US relations
31	2017/2203(INI)	Cutting the sources of income for Jihadists - targeting the financing of terrorism. Recommendation to the Council, the Commission, and the EEAS
31	2016/2310(INI)	2016 Commission report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
31	2016/0397(COD)	Social security coordination
30	2016/2271(INI)	Digitising European industry
28	2015/2113(INI)	Towards a European energy union
26	2014/2153(INI)	European energy security strategy
24	2017/2052(INI)	Next MFF: preparing the Parliament’s position on the MFF post-2020
20	2017/0225(COD)	EU Cybersecurity Agency (ENISA) and information and communication technology cybersecurity certification (Cybersecurity Act)
20	2015/0275(COD)	Waste: resource efficiency. Circular economy package
19	2016/0381(COD)	Energy performance of buildings
18	2016/2240(INI)	Towards an EU strategy for international cultural relations
18	2016/0325(COD)	Partnership for research and innovation in the Mediterranean area (PRIMA): participation of the Union
18	2014/2210(INI)	Family businesses in Europe
16	2017/0294(COD)	Internal market in natural gas: pipelines to and from third countries
16	2015/0274(COD)	Landfill of waste: resource efficiency. Circular economy package
15	2016/2064(INI)	Implementation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments
14	2018/0166R(APP)	Interim report on MFF 2021-2027 – Parliament’s position in view of an agreement
14	2016/2274(INI)	European standards - implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012
14	2015/0148(COD)	Enhancing cost-effective emission reductions and low carbon investments; Modernisation Fund
13	2015/2274(INI)	EU strategy towards Iran after the nuclear agreement
13	2014/2211(INI)	Developing a sustainable European industry of base metals
13	2018/2856(RSP)	Resolution on the role of the German Youth Welfare Office (Jugendamt) in cross-border family disputes
12	2018/2147(INI)	2018 Commission report on Albania
12	2016/0287(COD)	Promotion of internet connectivity in local communities
12	2016/2059(INI)	EU strategy for liquefied natural gas and gas storage
11	2016/0379(COD)	Internal market for electricity. Recast
11	2016/2147(INI)	Assessment of Horizon 2020 implementation in view of its interim evaluation and the Framework Programme 9 proposal
10	2015/2095(INI)	Situation in the Mediterranean and need for a holistic EU approach to migration
10	2016/0276(COD)	European Fund for Strategic Investments: extension of duration; technical enhancements for the Fund and the European Investment Advisory Hub
10	2016/0030(COD)	Measures to safeguard the security of gas supply
10	2015/2353(INI)	Preparation of the post-electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020: Parliament's input ahead of the Commission's proposal
7	2016/0378(COD)	European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators. Recast
6	2017/2036(INI)	Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Cuba, of the other
6	2016/2031(INI)	Towards a new trade framework between the EU and Turkey and the modernisation of the the customs union
6	2014/2224(BUD)	2015 general budget: all sections; new proposal
6	2016/2024(BUD)	2017 budget: mandate for trilogue
6	2015/2010(INL)	Bringing transparency, coordination and convergence to corporate tax policies in the Union
6	2015/2074(BUD)	2016 budget: mandate for the trilogue
6	2014/2245(INI)	Investment for jobs and growth: promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion in the Union
6	2014/2254(INI)	Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2013-2014)
5	2014/2214(INI)	EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian region
5	2018/0228(COD)	Connecting Europe facility 2021–2027
5	2015/2147(INI)	Towards a digital single market act
3	2015/2103(INL)	Civil law rules on robotics
3	2015/2036(INI)	Strategic military situation in the Black Sea basin following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia
2	2017/0125(COD)	European defence industrial development programme
2	2017/2130(INI)	Eastern partnership, in the run-up to the November 2017 summit. Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS
2	2018/0332(COD)	Seasonal changes of time
2	2018/2663(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in the Gaza Strip
2	2017/0199(NLE)	EU/Lebanon Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: terms and conditions for participation of Lebanon in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)
2	2018/2642(RSP)	Resolution on progress on UN Global compacts on safe, orderly and regular migration and on refugees
2	2016/0298(NLE)	EU/Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement
2	2015/2895(RSP)	Resolution on the 2015 report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
2	2015/2865(RSP)	Resolution on emission measurements in the automotive sector
2	2014/2948(RSP)	Resolution on the 2014 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
2	2014/2971(RSP)	Resolution kidnapping and mistreatment of women
2	2018/2847(RSP)	Resolution on the July 2018 fires in Mati in the Attica region of Greece and the EU’s response
2	2018/2849(RSP)	Resolution on the threat of demolition of Khan al-Ahmar and other Bedouin villages
2	2018/2666(RSP)	Resolution on the protection of children in migration
2	2016/2935(RSP)	Resolution on the situation of journalists in Turkey
2	2016/2648(RSP)	Resolution on Honduras: situation of human rights defenders
2	2015/3033(RSP)	Resolution in support of the peace process in Colombia
2	2015/2879(RSP)	Resolution on the death penalty
2	2015/2883(RSP)	Resolution on the case of Ali Mohammed al-Nimr
2	2015/2664(RSP)	Resolution on the situation of the Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria
2	2015/2589(RSP)	Resolution on the second anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse and progress of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact
2	2015/2551(RSP)	Resolution on mass graves of the missing persons of Ashia in Ornithi village in the occupied part of Cyprus
2	2014/2921(RSP)	Resolution on Turkish actions creating tensions in the exclusive economic zone of Cyprus
1	2016/0205(NLE)	EU/Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
1	2015/2002(INI)	Review of the European neighbourhood policy
1	2013/0250(NLE)	EU/Canada Agreement: transfer and processing of passenger name record (PNR) data
1	2018/0254(COD)	European Defence Fund 2021–2027
1	2014/0185(COD)	Programme on interoperability solutions and common frameworks for European public administrations, businesses and citizens (ISA2 programme)
1	2018/2157(INI)	Council’s annual report in accordance with the operative provision 8 of the European Union Code of Conduct on arms exports
1	2017/2126(INI)	Annual report on the activities of the European Ombudsman in 2016
1	2016/2009(INI)	Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2015
1	2013/0119(COD)	Simplifying the requirements for presenting certain public documents in the EU
1	2015/2898(RSP)	Resolution on the 2015 report on Turkey
1	2014/2241(INI)	New challenges and concepts for the promotion of tourism in Europe
1	2015/2052(INI)	European Structural and Investment Funds and sound economic governance: guidelines for the implementation of Article 23 of the Common Provisions Regulation
1	2015/2001(INI)	State of EU-Russia relations
1	2014/2197(INS)	Motion of censure on the Commission
1	2014/2064(BUD)	Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the metal products sector in Spain
1	2014/2723(RSP)	Resolution on the escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine
1	2017/0200(NLE)	EU/Jordan Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: terms and conditions for participation of Jordan in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)
1	2017/0197(NLE)	EU/Algeria Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: terms and conditions for participation of Algeria in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)
1	2017/0196(NLE)	EU/Egypt Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: terms and conditions for participation of Egypt in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)
1	2019/2611(RSP)	Resolution on Iran, notably the case of human rights defenders
1	2019/2565(RSP)	Seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Morocco Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement
1	2019/2509(RSP)	Resolution on the need for a strengthened post-2020 strategic EU framework for national Roma inclusion strategies and stepping up the fight against anti-gypsyism
1	2019/2508(RSP)	Opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties on the EU-Morocco Agreement on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement
1	2018/2967(RSP)	Resolution on Iran, notably the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh
1	2018/2927(RSP)	Resolution on the human rights situation in Bangladesh
1	2018/2926(RSP)	Resolution on the human rights situation in Cuba
1	2018/2844(RSP)	Resolution on the rule of law in Romania
1	2018/2885(RSP)	Resolution on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul
1	2018/2785(RSP)	Resolution on Burundi
1	2018/2784(RSP)	Resolution on Somalia
1	2018/2783(RSP)	Resolution on the political crisis in Moldova following the invalidation of the mayoral elections in Chișinău
1	2018/2756(RSP)	Resolution on the situation of Rohingya refugees, in particular the plight of children
1	2018/2755(RSP)	Resolution on the human rights situation in Bahrain, notably the case of Nabeel Rajab
1	2018/2713(RSP)	Resolution on Sudan, notably the situation of Noura Hussein Hammad
1	2018/2712(RSP)	Resolution on the situation of women’s rights defenders in Saudi Arabia
1	2018/2711(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in Nicaragua
1	2018/2662(RSP)	Resolution on the Philippines
1	2018/2670(RSP)	Resolution on the violation of human rights and the rule of law in the case of two Greek soldiers arrested and detained in Turkey
1	2018/2628(RSP)	Resolution on protection of investigative journalists in Europe: the case of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová
1	2018/2630(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in the Maldives
1	2018/2626(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in Syria
1	2018/2553(RSP)	Resolution on the situation of UNRWA
1	2017/2932(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in Afghanistan
1	2017/2973(RSP)	Resolution on the situation of the Rohingya people
1	2017/2849(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in Yemen
1	2017/2692(RSP)	Combating anti-semitism
1	2016/2998(RSP)	Resolution on achieving the two-state solution in the Middle East
1	2017/2685(RSP)	Resolution on making relocation happen
1	2017/2525(RSP)	Conclusion of the EU-Canada CETA
1	2016/3029(RSP)	Resolution on support for the thalidomide survivors
1	2016/2993(RSP)	Resolution on EU-Turkey relations
1	2016/2988(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in Italy after the earthquakes
1	2016/2952(RSP)	Resolution on sign languages and professional sign language interpreters
1	2016/2966(RSP)	Resolution on the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women
1	2016/2872(RSP)	Resolution on European Voluntary Service and the promotion of volunteering in Europe
1	2016/2911(RSP)	Resolution on Sudan
1	2016/2891(RSP)	Resolution on the need for a European reindustrialisation policy in light of the recent Caterpillar and Alstom cases
1	2016/2774(RSP)	Resolution on the recent developments in Poland and their impact on fundamental rights as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
1	2016/2809(RSP)	Resolution on Myanmar, in particular the situation of the Rohingya
1	2016/2808(RSP)	Resolution on Bahrain
1	2016/2649(RSP)	Resolution on Nigeria
1	2016/2644(RSP)	Resolution on Pakistan, in particular the attack in Lahore
1	2016/2537(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in Libya
1	2015/3034(RSP)	Resolution on the mutual defence clause (Article 42(7) TEU)
1	2015/2979(RSP)	Resolution on the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement
1	2015/2969(RSP)	Resolution on the political situation in Cambodia
1	2015/2968(RSP)	Resolution on Afghanistan, in particular the killings in the province of Zabul
1	2015/2970(RSP)	Resolution on freedom of expression in Bangladesh
1	2015/2933(RSP)	Resolution on aviation
1	2015/2876(RSP)	Resolution on the mass displacement of children in Nigeria as a result of Boko Haram attacks
1	2015/2875(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in Thailand
1	2015/2874(RSP)	Resolution on the Central African Republic
1	2015/2685(RSP)	Resolution on the EU’s role in the Middle East peace process
1	2015/2833(RSP)	Resolution on migration and refugees in Europe
1	2015/2700(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in Hungary
1	2015/2730(RSP)	Resolution on recent revelations on high-level corruption cases in FIFA
1	2015/2665(RSP)	Resolution on the imprisonment of workers and human rights activists in Algeria
1	2015/2649(RSP)	Resolution on the destruction of cultural sites perpetrated by ISIS/Da’esh
1	2015/2660(RSP)	Resolution on the latest tragedies in the Mediterranean and EU migration and asylum policies
1	2015/2590(RSP)	Resolution on the centenary of the Armenian Genocide
1	2015/2599(RSP)	Resolution on recent attacks and abductions by ISIS/Da'esh in the Middle East, notably of Assyrians
1	2015/2582(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in Venezuela
1	2015/2572(RSP)	Resolution on the EU’s priorities for the UN Human Rights Council in 2015
1	2015/2564(RSP)	Resolution on child sexual abuse online
1	2015/2573(RSP)	Resolution on relations between the EU and the League of Arab States and cooperation in countering terrorism
1	2015/2561(RSP)	Resolution on Burundi: the case of Bob Rugurika
1	2015/2550(RSP)	Resolution on the case of Raif Badawi, Saudi Arabia
1	2015/2559(RSP)	Resolution on the humanitarian crisis in Iraq and Syria, in particular in the IS context
1	2014/2997(RSP)	Resolution on the US Senate report on the use of torture by the CIA
1	2014/3011(RSP)	Resolution on freedom of expression in Turkey: recent arrests of journalists, media executives and systematic pressure against media
1	2014/3018(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in Libya
1	2014/2998(RSP)	Resolution on the persecution of the democratic opposition in Venezuela
1	2014/2976(RSP)	Resolution on the steel sector in the EU: protecting workers and industries
1	2014/2964(RSP)	Resolution on recognition of Palestine statehood
1	2014/2969(RSP)	Resolution on Pakistan: blasphemy laws
1	2014/2919(RSP)	Resolution on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
1	2014/2905(RSP)	Resolution on the disappearance of 43 teaching students in Mexico
1	2014/2844(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in Libya
1	2014/2843(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in Iraq and Syria, and the IS offensive, including the persecution of minorities
1	2014/2841(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in Ukraine and the state of play of EU-Russia relations
1	2014/2842(RSP)	Resolution on the EU's response to the Ebola outbreak
1	2014/2845(RSP)	Resolution on Israel-Palestine after the Gaza war and the role of the EU
1	2014/2781(DEA)	Products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States: amendment of Annex I as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations
1	2014/2717(RSP)	Resolution on Ukraine
1	2018/2721(RSP)
1	2017/3008(RSP)	Fight against trafficking of women and girls for sexual and labour exploitation in the EU
1	2016/2555(RSP)	Resolution on the tobacco agreement (PMI agreement)

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Born

1957/04/29 - Trikala, Thessalia

Education (qualifications and diplomas)

1975-1979 : Thessaloniki Gymnastics Academy (TEFAA)

Professional career

1980-1989 : Secondary School PE teacher
1994-1996 : Special Adviser to the Under-Secretary of State for Sport
1989-2006 : Self-employed (private gym in Maroussi)

Political career

1993-2010 : Member of PASOK Central Committee
2000-2001 : PASOK MP for Athens 2nd electoral district
2005-2007 : Secretary PASOK Sports Section
2007-2010 : PASOK MP for Athens 2nd electoral district
12/2011-03/2012 : Political Cooperation with SYRIZA
04/2012-05/2012 : Member of SYRIZA’s parliamentary group
05/2012-04/2014 : SYRIZA-EKM MP for Athens 2nd electoral district
05/2012-04/2014 : SYRIZA parliamentary group’s representative on the Interior Ministry’s Parliamentary Work Audit Committee
12/2018- ... : Member of the Political Secretariat of the European Realistic Disobedience Front (ΜeΡΑ25)
1994-1998 : Athens Municipal Councillor
1998-2002 : Amaroussi Municipal Councillor
2002-2006 : Amaroussi Municipal Councillor as head of the list of candidates of the independent ticket ‘Maroussi, a town where life is good’
2000-2001 : Member of the Hellenic Parliament
2007-2014 : Member of the Hellenic Parliament
2000-2012 : Member of the following Hellenic Parliament committees: Cultural and Educational Affairs, Equality, Youth and Human Rights, Production and Trade, Road Safety and participation in the parliamentary friendship groups with Palestine, Cuba, Venezuela and Russia
2012-2014 : Member of the Committees on Public Administration, Public Order and Justice and on European Affairs
12/2018- ... : Member of DiEM25

Other activities

1972-1987 : Javelin thrower. She participated in the Montreal and Moscow Olympics. She broke the Greek record for the javelin 17 times and has several times been Balkan and Mediterranean Games champion. In 1982 she took third place in the European Athletics Championship and in the same year broke the world record in Chania with a throw of 74.20 metres.
1999 : Participates in the ‘Stop the War’ initiative, visits Yugoslavia with the AEK mission during the war.
2004 : Peace Initiative, participates in the Palestinian Olympic team for the Athens Olympics and competes in sports events under the Palestinian flag.
11/2008 : Participates as an international - independent observer of the local elections in Venezuela.
2009 : Participates in the ‘Ship to Gaza’ initiative and visits Gaza during the shelling and later.
22/12/2010 : In her speech during the 2011 budget debate in Parliament, she proposes the creation of an Audit Commission.
06/05/2011 : An initiative is being put in place to establish the Audit Commission and an international conference is being organised on ‘Debt and Austerity: from the Global South to Europe ‘6-8 / 5/2011.
08/05/2011 : The ‘Athens Declaration on Debt and Austerity for Joint Action and Solidarity’ is signed by Greek and international personalities. In support of this initiative, she participates as speaker at conferences in Latin American and European countries and writes articles in the Greek and international press.
03/2015-10/2015 : Member of the Hellenic Parliament's Debt Truth Committee and is responsible for communicating the Committee’s work to the European Parliament, national parliaments and the peoples of Europe.

Honours

In 2004, President Yasser Arafat conferred on her honorary Palestinian citizenship.

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CV/Education (qualifications and diplomas)/0	1975-1979 : Thessaloniki Gymnastics Academy (TEFAA)
CV/Education (qualifications and diplomas)/0	1975-1979 : Γυμναστική Ακαδημία Θεσσαλονίκης (ΤΕΦΑΑ)
CV/Honours/0	In 2004, President Yasser Arafat conferred on her honorary Palestinian citizenship.
CV/Honours/0	2004 ο Πρόεδρος Γιασέρ Αραφάτ της απονέμει τιμής ένεκεν την παλαιστινιακή ιθαγένεια.
CV/Other activities/0	1972-1987 : Javelin thrower. She participated in the Montreal and Moscow Olympics. She broke the Greek record for the javelin 17 times and has several times been Balkan and Mediterranean Games champion. In 1982 she took third place in the European Athletics Championship and in the same year broke the world record in Chania with a throw of 74.20 metres.
CV/Other activities/0	1972-1987 : Αθλήτρια Ακοντισμού. Συμμετείχε στους Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες του Μόντρεαλ και της Μόσχας. Είναι 17 φορές Πανελληνιονίκης και αρκετές φορές Βαλκανιονίκης και Μεσογειονίκης. Το 1982 καταλαμβάνει την τρίτη θέση στο πανευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα στίβου της Αθήνας και την ίδια χρονιά καταρρίπτει το παγκόσμιο ρεκόρ στα Χανιά με βολή στα 74,20 μέτρα
CV/Other activities/1	1999 : Participates in the ‘Stop the War’ initiative, visits Yugoslavia with the AEK mission during the war.
CV/Other activities/1	1999 : Συμμετέχει στην πρωτοβουλία “Σταματήστε τον πόλεμο”, επισκέπτεται τη Γιουγκοσλαβία με την αποστολή της ΑΕΚ κατά τη διάρκεια του πολέμου
CV/Other activities/2	2004 : Peace Initiative, participates in the Palestinian Olympic team for the Athens Olympics and competes in sports events under the Palestinian flag.
CV/Other activities/2	2004 : Πρωτοβουλία ειρήνης, συμμετέχει στην ολυμπιακή ομάδα της Παλαιστίνης για τους Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες της Αθήνας και αγωνίζεται σε αθλητικές συναντήσεις με τη σημαία της Παλαιστίνης
CV/Other activities/3	11/2008 : Participates as an international - independent observer of the local elections in Venezuela.
CV/Other activities/3	11/2008 : Συμμετέχει ως διεθνής - ανεξάρτητη παρατηρήτρια των τοπικών εκλογών στη Βενεζουέλα
CV/Other activities/4	2009 : Participates in the ‘Ship to Gaza’ initiative and visits Gaza during the shelling and later.
CV/Other activities/4	2009 : Συμμετέχει στην πρωτοβουλία «Ένα καράβι για τη Γάζα» και επισκέπτεται τη Γάζα κατά την διάρκεια των βομβαρδισμών αλλά και αργότερα
CV/Other activities/5	22/12/2010 : In her speech during the 2011 budget debate in Parliament, she proposes the creation of an Audit Commission.
CV/Other activities/5	22/12/2010 : Κατά τη συζήτηση του προϋπολογισμού 2011 στη Βουλή στην ομιλία της προτείνει τη δημιουργία Επιτροπής Λογιστικού Ελέγχου (Ε.Λ.Ε.)
CV/Other activities/6	06/05/2011 : An initiative is being put in place to establish the Audit Commission and an international conference is being organised on ‘Debt and Austerity: from the Global South to Europe ‘6-8 / 5/2011.
CV/Other activities/6	06/05/2011 : Συγκροτείται πρωτοβουλία για την Ε.Λ.Ε. και διοργανώνεται διεθνές συνέδριο «χρέος και λιτότητα: από τον παγκόσμιο Νότο στην Ευρώπη» 6-8/5/2011
CV/Other activities/7	08/05/2011 : The ‘Athens Declaration on Debt and Austerity for Joint Action and Solidarity’ is signed by Greek and international personalities. In support of this initiative, she participates as speaker at conferences in Latin American and European countries and writes articles in the Greek and international press.
CV/Other activities/7	08/05/2011 : Υπογράφεται από ελληνικές και διεθνείς προσωπικότητες η «Διακήρυξη της Αθήνας για το χρέος και τη λιτότητα για την κοινή δράση και την αλληλεγγύη». Στο πλαίσιο στήριξης της πρωτοβουλίας συμμετέχει ως ομιλήτρια σε συνέδρια σε χώρες της Λατινικής Αμερικής και της Ευρώπης και αρθρογραφεί στον ελληνικό και διεθνή Τύπο
CV/Other activities/8	03/2015-10/2015 : Member of the Hellenic Parliament's Debt Truth Committee and is responsible for communicating the Committee’s work to the European Parliament, national parliaments and the peoples of Europe.
CV/Other activities/8	03/2015-10/2015 : Μέλος της Επιτροπής Αλήθειας για το Δημόσιο Χρέος του Ελληνικού Κοινοβουλίου, υπεύθυνη για την επικοινωνία του έργου της επιτροπής στο Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο, στα εθνικά κοινοβούλια και τους λαούς της Ευρώπης.
CV/Political career/0	1993-2010 : Member of PASOK Central Committee
CV/Political career/0	1993-2010 : Μέλος Κεντρικής Επιτροπής ΠΑΣΟΚ
CV/Political career/1	2000-2001 : PASOK MP for Athens 2nd electoral district
CV/Political career/1	2000-2001 : Βουλευτής Β΄ Περιφέρειας Αθήνας ΠΑΣΟΚ
CV/Political career/2	2005-2007 : Secretary PASOK Sports Section
CV/Political career/2	2005-2007 : Γραμματέας του Τομέα Αθλητισμού ΠΑΣΟΚ
CV/Political career/3	2007-2010 : PASOK MP for Athens 2nd electoral district
CV/Political career/3	2007-2010 : Βουλευτής Β΄ Περιφέρειας Αθήνας ΠΑΣΟΚ
CV/Political career/4	12/2011-03/2012 : Political Cooperation with SYRIZA
CV/Political career/4	12/2011-03/2012 : Πολιτική συνεργασία με τον ΣΥΡΙΖΑ
CV/Political career/5	04/2012-05/2012 : Member of SYRIZA’s parliamentary group
CV/Political career/5	04/2012-05/2012 : Μέλος Κ.Ο. ΣΥΡΙΖΑ
CV/Political career/6	05/2012-04/2014 : SYRIZA-EKM MP for Athens 2nd electoral district
CV/Political career/6	05/2012-04/2014 : Βουλευτής Β΄ Περιφέρειας Αθήνας ΣΥΡΙΖΑ-ΕΚΜ
CV/Political career/7	05/2012-04/2014 : SYRIZA parliamentary group’s representative on the Interior Ministry’s Parliamentary Work Audit Committee
CV/Political career/7	05/2012-04/2014 : Υπεύθυνη Κ.Ο. ΣΥΡΙΖΑ της Επιτροπής Ελέγχου Κοινοβουλευτικού Έργου για το Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών
CV/Political career/8	12/2018- ... : Member of the Political Secretariat of the European Realistic Disobedience Front (ΜeΡΑ25)
CV/Political career/8	12/2018- ... : Μέλος Πολιτικής Γραμματείας ΜέΡΑ25
CV/Political career/9	1994-1998 : Athens Municipal Councillor
CV/Political career/9	1994-1998 : Δημοτική σύμβουλος Δήμου Αθήνας
CV/Political career/10	1998-2002 : Amaroussi Municipal Councillor
CV/Political career/10	1998-2002 : Δημοτική σύμβουλος Δήμου Αμαρουσίου
CV/Political career/11	2002-2006 : Amaroussi Municipal Councillor as head of the list of candidates of the independent ticket ‘Maroussi, a town where life is good’
CV/Political career/11	2002-2006 : Δημοτική σύμβουλος Δήμου Αμαρουσίου ως επικεφαλής του ψηφοδελτίου του ανεξάρτητου συνδυασμού «Μαρούσι Πόλη να ζεις»
CV/Political career/12	2000-2001 : Member of the Hellenic Parliament
CV/Political career/12	2000-2001 : Βουλευτής
CV/Political career/13	2007-2014 : Member of the Hellenic Parliament
CV/Political career/13	2007-2014 : Βουλευτής
CV/Political career/14	2000-2012 : Member of the following Hellenic Parliament committees: Cultural and Educational Affairs, Equality, Youth and Human Rights, Production and Trade, Road Safety and participation in the parliamentary friendship groups with Palestine, Cuba, Venezuela and Russia
CV/Political career/14	2000-2012 : Μέλος των επιτροπών της Βουλής: Μορφωτικών Υποθέσεων, Ισότητας και Δικαιωμάτων του Ανθρώπου, Παραγωγής και Εμπορίου, Οδικής Ασφάλειας και συμμετείχε στις ομάδες φιλίας της Βουλής με την Παλαιστίνη, την Κούβα, την Βενεζουέλα και την Ρωσία
CV/Political career/15	2012-2014 : Member of the Committees on Public Administration, Public Order and Justice and on European Affairs
CV/Political career/15	2012-2014 : Μέλος των επιτροπών της Βουλής Δημόσιας Διοίκησης, Δημόσιας Τάξης και Δικαιοσύνης και της επιτροπής Ευρωπαϊκών Υποθέσεων
CV/Political career/16	12/2018- ... : Member of DiEM25
CV/Political career/16	12/2018- ... : Μέλος DiEM25
CV/Professional career/0	1980-1989 : Secondary School PE teacher
CV/Professional career/0	1980-1989 : Καθηγήτρια Φυσικής Αγωγής Β'θμιας εκπαίδευσης
CV/Professional career/1	1994-1996 : Special Adviser to the Under-Secretary of State for Sport
CV/Professional career/1	1994-1996 : Ειδική Σύμβουλος Υφυπουργού Αθλητισμού
CV/Professional career/2	1989-2006 : Self-employed (private gym in Maroussi)
CV/Professional career/2	1989-2006 : Ελεύθερη επαγγελματίας (ιδιωτικό γυμναστήριο στο Μαρούσι)
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CV/Education (qualifications and diplomas)	1975-1979 : Γυμναστική Ακαδημία Θεσσαλονίκης (ΤΕΦΑΑ)
CV/Honours	2004 ο Πρόεδρος Γιασέρ Αραφάτ της απονέμει τιμής ένεκεν την παλαιστινιακή ιθαγένεια.
CV/Other activities	1972-1987 : Αθλήτρια Ακοντισμού. Συμμετείχε στους Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες του Μόντρεαλ και της Μόσχας. Είναι 17 φορές Πανελληνιονίκης και αρκετές φορές Βαλκανιονίκης και Μεσογειονίκης. Το 1982 καταλαμβάνει την τρίτη θέση στο πανευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα στίβου της Αθήνας και την ίδια χρονιά καταρρίπτει το παγκόσμιο ρεκόρ στα Χανιά με βολή στα 74,20 μέτρα 1999 : Συμμετέχει στην πρωτοβουλία “Σταματήστε τον πόλεμο”, επισκέπτεται τη Γιουγκοσλαβία με την αποστολή της ΑΕΚ κατά τη διάρκεια του πολέμου 2004 : Πρωτοβουλία ειρήνης, συμμετέχει στην ολυμπιακή ομάδα της Παλαιστίνης για τους Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες της Αθήνας και αγωνίζεται σε αθλητικές συναντήσεις με τη σημαία της Παλαιστίνης 11/2008 : Συμμετέχει ως διεθνής - ανεξάρτητη παρατηρήτρια των τοπικών εκλογών στη Βενεζουέλα 2009 : Συμμετέχει στην πρωτοβουλία «Ένα καράβι για τη Γάζα» και επισκέπτεται τη Γάζα κατά την διάρκεια των βομβαρδισμών αλλά και αργότερα 22/12/2010 : Κατά τη συζήτηση του προϋπολογισμού 2011 στη Βουλή στην ομιλία της προτείνει τη δημιουργία Επιτροπής Λογιστικού Ελέγχου (Ε.Λ.Ε.) 06/05/2011 : Συγκροτείται πρωτοβουλία για την Ε.Λ.Ε. και διοργανώνεται διεθνές συνέδριο «χρέος και λιτότητα: από τον παγκόσμιο Νότο στην Ευρώπη» 6-8/5/2011 08/05/2011 : Υπογράφεται από ελληνικές και διεθνείς προσωπικότητες η «Διακήρυξη της Αθήνας για το χρέος και τη λιτότητα για την κοινή δράση και την αλληλεγγύη». Στο πλαίσιο στήριξης της πρωτοβουλίας συμμετέχει ως ομιλήτρια σε συνέδρια σε χώρες της Λατινικής Αμερικής και της Ευρώπης και αρθρογραφεί στον ελληνικό και διεθνή Τύπο 03/2015-10/2015 : Μέλος της Επιτροπής Αλήθειας για το Δημόσιο Χρέος του Ελληνικού Κοινοβουλίου, υπεύθυνη για την επικοινωνία του έργου της επιτροπής στο Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο, στα εθνικά κοινοβούλια και τους λαούς της Ευρώπης.
CV/Political career	1993-2010 : Μέλος Κεντρικής Επιτροπής ΠΑΣΟΚ 2000-2001 : Βουλευτής Β΄ Περιφέρειας Αθήνας ΠΑΣΟΚ 2005-2007 : Γραμματέας του Τομέα Αθλητισμού ΠΑΣΟΚ 2007-2010 : Βουλευτής Β΄ Περιφέρειας Αθήνας ΠΑΣΟΚ 12/2011-03/2012 : Πολιτική συνεργασία με τον ΣΥΡΙΖΑ 04/2012-05/2012 : Μέλος Κ.Ο. ΣΥΡΙΖΑ 05/2012-04/2014 : Βουλευτής Β΄ Περιφέρειας Αθήνας ΣΥΡΙΖΑ-ΕΚΜ 05/2012-04/2014 : Υπεύθυνη Κ.Ο. ΣΥΡΙΖΑ της Επιτροπής Ελέγχου Κοινοβουλευτικού Έργου για το Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών 12/2018- ... : Μέλος Πολιτικής Γραμματείας ΜέΡΑ25 1994-1998 : Δημοτική σύμβουλος Δήμου Αθήνας 1998-2002 : Δημοτική σύμβουλος Δήμου Αμαρουσίου 2002-2006 : Δημοτική σύμβουλος Δήμου Αμαρουσίου ως επικεφαλής του ψηφοδελτίου του ανεξάρτητου συνδυασμού «Μαρούσι Πόλη να ζεις» 2000-2001 : Βουλευτής 2007-2014 : Βουλευτής 2000-2012 : Μέλος των επιτροπών της Βουλής: Μορφωτικών Υποθέσεων, Ισότητας και Δικαιωμάτων του Ανθρώπου, Παραγωγής και Εμπορίου, Οδικής Ασφάλειας και συμμετείχε στις ομάδες φιλίας της Βουλής με την Παλαιστίνη, την Κούβα, την Βενεζουέλα και την Ρωσία 2012-2014 : Μέλος των επιτροπών της Βουλής Δημόσιας Διοίκησης, Δημόσιας Τάξης και Δικαιοσύνης και της επιτροπής Ευρωπαϊκών Υποθέσεων 12/2018- ... : Μέλος DiEM25
CV/Professional career	1980-1989 : Καθηγήτρια Φυσικής Αγωγής Β'θμιας εκπαίδευσης 1994-1996 : Ειδική Σύμβουλος Υφυπουργού Αθλητισμού 1989-2006 : Ελεύθερη επαγγελματίας (ιδιωτικό γυμναστήριο στο Μαρούσι)
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