{"id":52891,"date":"2025-10-16T17:09:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/?post_type=activity&#038;p=52891"},"modified":"2025-10-16T17:09:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:09:47","slug":"i-dr-elena-lazarou-sto-1o-cyprus-forum-athens-2025","status":"publish","type":"activity","link":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/activity\/dr-elena-lazarou-at-the-1st-cyprus-forum-athens-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Elena Lazarou at the 1st Cyprus Forum Athens 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"the-content\"><p>The 1<sup>st<\/sup> Cyprus Forum Athens 2025 took place on 14 October 2025 in Athens, as part of the Cyprus Days initiative, in collaboration with the Association of Cypriot Professionals in Greece (ACPG), and under the auspices of the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus.<\/p>\n<p>The Cyprus Forum, the largest policy-making conference in Cyprus, after its successful run in Nicosia and parallel events in London and Brussels, expanded this year to Athens, aiming to strengthen dialogue and cooperation between Greece and Cyprus on critical European and international issues.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Elena Lazarou, Director General of ELIAMEP, participated as a speaker in the panel <strong><em>\u201cThe Reshaping of the International Order: Greece\u2013Cyprus Positions and Perspectives\u201d<\/em><\/strong>, chaired by Andreas Theofanous, <em>Professor and President of the Cyprus Centre for European &amp; International Affairs at the University of Nicosia<\/em>. In her intervention, Dr. Lazarou highlighted the role of the European Union as a stabilizing and security factor amid today\u2019s geopolitical shifts and the challenges shaping the international order, and she analyzed how Greece and Cyprus can enhance their diplomatic influence through their identity as EU member states.<\/p>\n<p>The panel focused on the strategic positions and prospects of the two countries within an environment marked by intense geopolitical, energy, and technological transformations, as well as emerging regional and global alliances. Through the participation of experts and institutional actors, the discussion brought to light policy options, cooperation opportunities, and the challenges affecting the role of Greece and Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean and within the European Union.<\/p>\n<p><u>Panel participants also included:<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Christiana Erotokritou<\/strong>, <em>MP of Nicosia, DIKO, Cypriot House of Representatives<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Angelos Syrigos<\/strong>, <em>MP &amp; Professor of International Law and Foreign Policy, Hellenic Parliament<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>George Kendas<\/strong>, <em>Associate Professor of International Politics and Governance, University of Nicosia<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dimitris Mantzos<\/strong>, <em>MP \u2013 Parliamentary Spokesperson, PASOK\u2013Movement for Change<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Harris Georgiades<\/strong>, <em>President, Glafkos Clerides Institute \u2013 Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Cypriot House of Representatives<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cyprus-forum-athens-elaz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52892 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cyprus-forum-athens-elaz-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cyprus-forum-athens-elaz-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cyprus-forum-athens-elaz-768x513.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cyprus-forum-athens-elaz-431x288.jpg.webp 431w, https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cyprus-forum-athens-elaz-661x441.jpg.webp 661w, https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cyprus-forum-athens-elaz-500x334.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cyprus-forum-athens-elaz.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":52893,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"program":[20],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity\/52891"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/activity"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"program","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program?post=52891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}