Background
Eva’s father, Alexandros Kailis, is an Istanbul-born mechanical and electrical engineer Her mother, Maria Ignatiadou, of Asia Minor Greek descent, grew up in Imathia.
Eva’s father, Alexandros Kailis, is an Istanbul-born mechanical and electrical engineer Her mother, Maria Ignatiadou, of Asia Minor Greek descent, grew up in Imathia.
Eva is currently studying towards a Doctor of Philosophy in International Political Economy with the same university. She also studied journalism in Workshop for Professional Journalism, a private college in Athens before becoming a member of the Journalists’ Association of Athens.
Eva has a younger sister, Mantalena, who is a lawyer She obtained her undergraduate degree in architecture and engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In 2008, she was awarded a Master of Arts in International Relations by the University of Piraeus, Department of International and European Studies.
She also took online courses in Basic Principles of Economics at Harvard University in 2012.
From 2004 to 2007 Eva worked as a journalist and anchorwoman for Mega Channel, a major television channel in Greece. Political career
In 2001 she was President of the School of Architecture Students’ Association and by 2002 she was already the youngest member to be elected in the Thessaloniki City Council.
She has represented Greece in a host of international conferences and special missions abroad. Parliamentary posts:
In the 2014 European Parliament election, she was elected one of two MEPs on Panellinion Socialistikon Kinema (Panhellenic Socialist Movement)"s Elia list.
In 1992 Eva joined the socialist Panhellenic Camp of Militant Students (PASP) and the Panellinion Socialistikon Kinema (Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Youth.
She is also actively involved with Love146, an international organisation against child slavery and exploitation and a member of the Panagia Soumela foundation. Member of the Hellenic Parliament
In the 2009 national elections she was elected as a member of the Hellenic Parliament for the first district of Thessaloniki. She still remains the youngest Member of Parliament with the Panellinion Socialistikon Kinema (Panhellenic Socialist Movement) party, while in 2004 national elections she once again was the youngest candidate standing.
During her term in Parliament, Eva has served as a member of the following Parliamentary Committees: Standing Committee on Cultural and Educational Affairs, Standing Committee on National Defence and Foreign Affairs and Special Permanent Committee of Greeks Abroad.
She is also a member of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly and of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean. Member of the Special Committee for Hellenes Abroad (Hellenic Diaspora)
Member of the Committee for National Defense and Foreign Affairs
Member of the European Parliament
She affiliates with the parliamentary group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (South&Doctorate) and is member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, president of the Delegation for relations with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly and member of the Conference of Delegation Chairmen.