Tales from the Coffeeshop: Putin’s useful idiot Fidias
ON COMPLETING a year in the European Parliament, MEP and TikToker Fidias Panayiotou appears to have gained promotion from the role of entertaining village idiot to that of tedious useful ...
Fidias grilled in interview over Russia-Ukraine stance
Cypriot member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou was eviscerated in an interview over the matter of the ongoing war in Ukraine by British journalist Caolan Robertson.
Robertson, who lives ...
Fidias invites children to European Parliament, Cyprus govt distances itself
Cypriot Member of the European Parliament Fidias Panayiotou on Tuesday announced his intention to invite schoolchildren to the European Parliament building, prompting the Cypriot education ministry to distance itself from ...
Elon Musk says Fidias should be EU president
Elon Musk on Sunday declared that Cyprus YouTuber and MEP Fidias Panayiotou should become “president of the EU”.
In a post on X, Musk responded to another user who said ...
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Fidias protest over phones in schools fails to draw crowds
Only a handful of students turned out on Tuesday for a protest called by MEP Fidias Panayiotou against the ban on mobile phones in schools.
Initially slated to begin at 1...
Fidias says apologised on the spot to missing relatives
Under fire MEP Fidias Panayiotou said on Tuesday he had apologised on the spot for comments he made that may have upset relatives of missing persons after an event at ...
Fidias holds online poll over whether to vote for von der Leyen
Cypriot member of the European parliament and social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou opened a poll on X, the social media platform better known as Twitter, asking his followers whether or ...
Fidias congratulated by his hero, Elon Musk
Billionaire Elon Musk has congratulated Fidias Panayiotou on being elected to the EU parliament as a Cypriot MEP, it emerged on Saturday.
Musk posted on his platform X to congratulate ...
Police warn of online scammers pretending to be Fidias
The police on Saturday warned people to be wary of online scammers pretending to be social media influencer and member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou.
They said the posts ...
Fidias to hold poll to decide European parliament alliance
Social media influencer and newly elected member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou is to hold an online poll to decide which European parliament group he will join.
In a ...
MEP newcomers aim to ‘break the mould’
With Fidias Panayiotou and Elam both making their first foray into the European parliament, both highlighted the themes they campaigned on – an interest to learn for Panayiotou, and a willingness ...
‘We have never seen it before’
The election of social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou to the European parliament is something “we have never seen before”, elections expert Yiannis Mavris said on Monday.
Speaking to the Cyprus ...
YouTuber and MEP candidate Fidias claims car stolen
A Cypriot candidate for MEP and famous YouTuber has claimed that his car was stolen, it emerged on Thursday.
In a video he posted on social media, Fidias Panayiotou is ...
YouTuber Fidias runs independent in EU elections
Influencer and YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou said he hopes his independent candidacy to June’s European Parliament elections “will bring something new and different for voters.”
Speaking to the media on ...
Influencer Fidias to stand in European Parliament elections
Influencer and YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou announced on Tuesday he is to stand in June’s European Parliament elections.
Panayiotou, 23, was born in the village of Meniko. He commonly goes by ...