Emblematic Members of EU

Who was Manolis Glezos?

• A Greek MEP, famous for getting the Nazi flag from the Acropolis Hill.

• A Greek MEP, famous for saving Jews from the Nazi Holocaust during the German occupation in WW2.

Who was Georgios Mavros ?

• A Greek MEP, famous for getting the Nazi flag from the Acropolis Hill/

• A Greek MEP, famous fro saving Jews from the Holocaust during the German occupation WW2.

Who was Traian Băsescu?

• A Romanian politician who was killed during the "Revolution of 1989 ".

• The Romanian president who put his country in EU.

What happened during "the Revolution of December 1989, in Romania" ?

• 1,142 people died , 3,138 were seriously injured and over 760 people illegally detained and tortured

• Romania entered the EU

Who was David Sassoli?

• The Italian MEP who described the European project as "a dream of peace and democracy"

• The Italian MEP that was elected President of the European Bank.

What was Nilde Iotti famous for?

• She was an Italian opera singer

• She was an Italian MEP working for women's rights.