Athens Press Conference: Jeremy Corbyn, Ece Temelkuran & Yanis Varoufakis, Friday 13th May

On Friday 13th May, at 11.00am, in the context of MeRA25’s 1st Deliberative Congress (12th-15th May 2022),

Jeremy Corbyn, Ece Temelkuran & Yanis Varoufakis will give a joint press conference, on behalf of the PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL, DiEM25 & MeRA25, to present:

THE 13th May 2022 ATHENS DECLARATION

“The War on Ukraine calls for support for victims of war & a New Non-Aligned Movement”

Within the same context, Jeremy, Ece and Yanis will field questions from the media on the broader geopolitical tensions, the Cost-of-Living Crisis that threatens the most vulnerable, Global Poverty & Inequality, the West’s two-tier Refugee Policy, and the Rise of Nationalist Authoritarianism.

On the same evening, Ece and Jeremy will address an open session of the delegates of MeRA25 1st Deliberative Congress.

Both, the morning Press Conference and the evening speeches by Ece Temelkuran and Jeremy Corbyn are open to journalists and members of the public. ALL WELCOME

Morning Press Conference
Date & Time: Friday 13th May 2022 at 11.00

Place: Journalists’ Union of Athens Daily Newspapers (Ε.Σ.Η.Ε.Α.), Akadimias 20, Athens 106 71

Evening Speeches by Ece Temelkuran & Jeremy Corbyn

Date & Time: Friday 13th May 2022 at 20.00

Place: Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center, Pireos 254, Tavros 177 78

“Progressive Internationalism vs War, Inflation, Poverty, Exploitation and Authoritarianism”

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