Personal Details
Marital Status: Married
Nationality: Cypriot
Date of Birth: 7th December 1983
Work Experience
July 2009 – July 2014:
European Parliament
Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to MEPs Sophocles Sophocleous and Kyriakos Mavronikolas (S&D Group, Vice Chairmen of SEDE Committees)
Duties:
Drafting parliamentary questions to the Council and the Commission.
Drafting amendments for reports and opinions.
Monitoring and participating in decision-making within the European Parliament and the EU in the wider EU level.
Following and monitoring the meetings of the following committees: Foreign Affairs (AFET), Security and Defence and the Environment (SEDE), Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI).
Press Officer. Sending out press releases to promote the work of the MEP. Handling social media platforms. Arranging media coverage.
Liaison with Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the EU, lobbyists, Embassies, NGOs, Media and the headquarters of the Party of European Socialists (PES) etc.
Organizing events in Brussels and Cyprus.
Organizing MEPs group of visitors (Dealing with any administrative work, Booking flights and hotels, Touring in the city and the European Parliament).
Responding to letters, preparing speeches.
Dealing with several budget of MEPs office.
Carrying out research, compiling summaries of main developments in the EU and Member States and ensuring the politician is made aware of any relevant matter.
Handling of any matter may arise in the tasks of an MEP on a daily basis.
January 2009 – July 2009:
Journalist
Duties:
Writing articles mainly on issues related with the political, business and EU affairs developments.
Editing, interviewing and researching.
Working also for the newspaper’s website (www.kathimerini.com.cy) and for the affiliated Magazine “MAN”
Education & Qualifications
2010 – 2011 CERIS, “Centre Européen de Recherches Internationales et Stratégiques”
Title of qualification awarded: Master of Arts in INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
Completion of study with the highest honor (summa cum laude)
Received Praise from the Professor and Ambassador Dr. Willy Stevens for my Master Thesis “The doctrine of the Turkish Foreign Policy”.
Principal subjects covered: World Economy in the Area of Globalization, Trends in European Integration, USA & Transatlantic relations, Geopolitics of Russia & Central Asia, Current Status of International Penal Law, European common Foreign & Security Policy (CFSP), Euro-US Relations etc.
2004 – 2008 American College of Greece, Deree College – School of Business Administration
Title of qualification awarded: Bachelor of Science in MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered: Business Strategy, Marketing Management, Public Speaking, Principle of Economics, Marketing Research, Business Communication, Management and Development.
Seminars & Training
May 2013 E-Learning Course for Short-Term Election Observers. A web-based learning course designed to assist OSCE participating States in training short-term election observers.
July 2009 – June 2014 Attended the following Seminars within the European Parliament:
• Duties of an Assistant in the European Parliament
• Dealing with Lobbyists
• European Parliament’s Functions
• Network skills
• European Integration
April 2004 – April 2008 Business Week Seminars / The annual American Studies Seminar, organized by The American College of Greece and consisting of lectures and Panel discussions.
Main subjects: Political Systems, Global Politics, Immigration, Integration, Diversity and Tolerance, Innovation and Sustainable development.
Activities & Interests
September 2015: Volunteer at the Refugees Camp in Brussels
February 2014- Currently: Radio Producer of Avant Garde Radio,
https://www.mixcloud.com/NicolasViolaris/
May 2013: International Observer at the Bulgarian parliamentary elections.
July 2009 – January 2015: Member of the International Relations Bureau of the Cypriot Socialist Party EDEK; and of the Socialist International and the Party of European Socialists.
Sept. 2004 – Dec. 2008: Member of the Executive Committee of Student Movement “AGONAS”.
Head of the Department of pupils of EDEK Youth
Member of the Board of EDEK Youth
Member of the Executive Committee
Languages
Greek: Mother Tongue
English: Fluent
French: A2 – Currently taking intensive lessons and expecting to reach C2 level in two years.
Computer Knowledge
Windows XP, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet, Access, Vista
Military Service
July 2002 – July 2003: Chief Guard in an outpost at the ‘Green Line’ in Nicosia: Responsible for the training of the soldiers and the security in the area, daily interaction with the United Nations Officers.
August 2003 – August 2004: Maior Sergeant at the 4th Brigade in Nicosia: Spokesperson of the Colonel, Andreas Charides, responsible for determining an scheduling the daily duties and leaves of approximately 40 soldiers on an hourly basis. Attended to several Military training Schools (Training centre for recruits, Antitank School, Sergeant School)
