The European Parliament will honour the late, great resistance fighter Manolis Glezos by naming a room in his memory.
The Left made the request as a tribute to the remarkable life of this former MEP who fought against fascism and Nazism and remained a leading figure of the European Left right up until his death at 97 last year.
Manolis will endure as a symbol of anti-fascist resistance, for freedom & democracy.
Throughout his life, Manolis Glezos was an inspiration and example in the struggle for freedom, democracy and social justice – a fact that has been appreciated and respected by all democratic forces both in Greece and in Europe. The vast majority of Greek society – left, centrist, right – are grateful to him and will remember him. He leaves a great legacy for future generations: resistance, passion for freedom, and the struggle against fascism. He was the one who took down, along with Lakis Santas, the Nazi swastika from the Acropolis.