
From YouTube to Brussels. Disrupting Politics or Just a Viral Stunt?
4 March 2025
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4 March 2025
Virtual event on Zoom
How did a wild YouTuber with 2.7 million subscribers make it into European politics? At just 24, Fidias Panayiotou is Cyprus’s most unconventional new MEP. From letting his audience vote on decisions via online polls to aligning with Elon Musk’s views on digital freedom and reducing bureaucrady, Fidias is shaking up Strasbourg and Brussels.
What inspired him to run? What has surprised him most about his life as a Member of the European Parliament? And what does he truly stand for as an elected official?