National Popular Conscience

Neo-Nazi MEP penalized for tearing up Turkish flag

Published by Kathimerini on Wed, 02/12/2020 - 08:11

The European Parliament has penalized a Greek neo-Nazi lawmaker who tore up a paper copy of the Turkish flag during a debate in the Brussels-based assembly last month.
Yiannis Lagos, an independent MEP, was on Tuesday ordered to pay a fine of 2,261 euros, which was said to be the equivalent of his weekly paycheck.
He was also banned from the assembly for four days.

Greece denounces tearing up of Turkish flag by neo-Nazi MEP

Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 13:46

Greece's Foreign Ministry condemned the actions of a neo-Nazi lawmaker who tore up a paper copy of the Turkish flag during a debate in the European Parliament on Wednesday evening.

Yannis Lagos is an independent MEP and leader of the National Popular Conscience, a splinter group that emerged after the disintegration of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn.