The European Parliament bids farewell to Marietta Giannakou, who passed away yesterday at the age of 71, with a moving video.
Marietta Giannakou was an MEP in three different terms from 1984 to 1990, from 1999 to 2000 and from 2009 to 2014.
“What we need is a real European government in which, however, the citizens will not be left out,” Marietta Giannakou can be heard saying in the video, which also contains a series of photos from the first years of her presence in the European Parliament.
Watch the video:
To @Europarl_EL bids farewell to former Minister and MEP Marietta Giannakou, who passed away last night. A few months ago, Ms. Giannakou spoke to us about the importance of Greece’s accession to the EU.
Warm condolences to her family & loved ones. pic.twitter.com/GYcFnfcjRe
– European Parliament (@Europarl_EN) February 28, 2022
“In 1988 I was a rapporteur in 7 exhibitions entitled ‘Women in Decision-Making’, in politics, in business everywhere, which was the basis on which the European Commission carried out the great information campaign that began in 1989-1990. and played an important role in upgrading women and their ability to participate in decision-making centers, “Marietta Giannakou can be heard saying.
“The European Parliament bids farewell to former Minister and MEP Marietta Giannakou, who passed away last night. “A few months ago, Ms. Giannakou spoke to us about the importance of Greece’s accession to the EU. Warm condolences to her family & loved ones,” the post reads.
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