Discussion on ‘The European Parliament and its International Relations”was held on October 2 2015 in the lecture hall of the Institute of International Economic Relations (16,Panepistimiou str.)
The Institute of International Economic Relations organized the conference on the occasion of the book’s publication ”The European Parliament and its International Relations” who have edited the Dr.Stelios Stavridis and Dr.Daniela Irrera is published by Routledge.
The distinguished speakers :
– Notis Marias, Independent MEP, Head of the Political Movement anti-memorandum Citizens, Professor of EU Institutions University of Crete
– Marilena Koppa, ex- MEP, Assistant Professor, Department of International and European Studies, Panteion University
– Nikos Androulakis MEP
– Stelios Stavridis, ARAID Senior Research Fellow, University of Zaragoza
and Maria Giannou,Visiting Researcher, Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Peloponnese analyzed in depth the structure of the European Parliament and the function of parliamentary diplomacy, the influence exercised by the European Parliament in shaping EU foreign policy and the Parliament’s reaction on important issues of international policy more precisely in specific case studies such as the Palestinian issue and interpreting the contribution of the European Parliament in the promotion of international problems.