Wilfried Martens’book presentation in Greece

On 20 December 2010 the Konstantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy and the Centre for European Studies organized jointly in Athens the presentation of Europe: I struggle, I Overcome, a book by Wilfried Martens (former Prime Minister of Belgium, President of the European People’s Party and President of the Centre for European Studies).

The book was presented by the President of Nea Demokratia Antonis Samaras, by the President of the Konstantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy Evangelos Meimarrakis, by the Vice President of Nea Demokratia Dimitris Avramopoulos and by the International Secretary of Nea Demokratia Stavros Papastavrou. The event was chaired by the Director General of the Konstantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy and Associate Professor at the University of Peloponnese Konstantina E. Botsiou.

Wilfried Martens made the closing remarks and received an honorary distinction from the Konstantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy for his contribution to Democracy and European Integration. At the end of the event the President signed copies of his book.

The book presentation was attended by around 400 people, including several MPs and MEPs of Nea Demokratia (around 60), diplomats, academics, journalists and students.