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Giorgos Papanikolaou

PEP · Politician

Giorgos Papanikolaou is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Georgios Papanikolaou · Giorgos Papanikolaou · Iorgos Papanikolau · Jórgosz Papanikoláu · Γιώργος Παπανικολάου · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Georgios Pavlou Papanikolaou · Iorgos Pavlu Papanikolau · Jorgos Papanikolau · Γεώργιος Παπανικολάου · Γιώργος Παπανικολάου				[sources]
Birth date	1977-08-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Athens				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Greece				[sources]
Classification	International organization (current)				[sources]
First name	Georgios · Giorgos				[sources]
Last name	Papanikolaou				[sources]
Political association	European People's Party (EPP) · New Democracy				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5563569				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2009-2014)				[sources]
Education	Athens University Law School				[sources]
Source link	memberspage.cor.europa.eu				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-16	First seen	2023-10-01

Descriptions

Greek politician, Mayor and ex MEP

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-07-09

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,680

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,733

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

European Commitee of the Regions Members680

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European Union · CoR

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions499,578

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata327,382

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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