Politico: “Fidias Panagiotou is the mouthpiece of Elon Musk in the European Parliament”

What is his relationship with the MEP, Youtuber and passionate Cypriot Influencer, ?The answer he is trying to give with his analysis Politico. In December 2024, Elon Musk posted on X (former Twitter) a video showing 24-year-old Phidia Panagiotou arguing that it is time for the West to stop supporting Ukraine in the war with Russia. CORVERSE In fact, the 24-year-old described the support of European politicians in Kiev as “crazy and inhuman” since “Ukraine will never win on the battlefield.” With this statement alone, Elon Musk found his “man” in the European Parliament, since he himself has the same view as the outsider Cypriot who did not believe he would become a Member of Parliament, he says. The technology entrepreneur has strongly criticised the US’s military support to Ukraine and, since the end of 2022, has contacted Vladimir Putin. CORVERSE But the fact that one of the richest people in the world has developed a special relationship with Cypriot Influencer raises many questions. The hug at the Twitter headquarters For several months, Fidias Panagiotou, who was then just a 22-year-old Influencer and superfan of Elon Musk, waited in front of the former Twitter headquarters in San Francisco to give just a hug to the tycoon. When he finally met with the head of Tesla and SpaceX in January 2023, Cypriot cried for joy, before the two shared a somewhat awkward hug, he reports Politico. Elon Musk finally said YES — Fidias (@Fidias0) “You say things very simple, but you’re that kind of weird guy,” he told Elon Mask, Fidias Panagiotou, who was elected to the European Parliament last June. The most Member of the European Parliament, who was elected without any political experience, has presented himself as a politician who knows nothing and can help the citizens of the European Union to tour the interiors of the EU institutions thanks to his videos. After being elected Member of Parliament, he asked his followers whether he should join the Greens, who are politically left of the centre. More recently he joined Andrew Tate, a far-right influencer who supports misogynistic views on his podcast, continues Politico. More and more, Fidias Panagiotou takes positions that echo or match the views of Elon Musk, becoming one of his closest allies in the European Parliament. Elon Musk often republished Panagiotus’ videos to his 211 million followers on the X platform. Fidias Panagiotou questioned whether the appointment of the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leien was democratic, noting that the agreement was made behind closed doors rather than by a vote of EU citizens. “It is a strange public relationship,” said Jesús Minchón, a consultant to Phidias. “From one hug in early 2023, the two maintain a relationship based solely on social media interactions, resulting in Elon Musk having found a man who will influence the EU institutions to promote the tycoon’s agenda,” Politico writes. “Elon Musk made many new innovations in the world, and the world is better because of him, Tesla and SpaceX and all these things. And we also hope to bring some innovation, innovative ideas, to parliament,” Fidias said to the same instrument. Asked about his plans for their future relationship, he said: “I demand nothing, I let cooperation be done naturally”. In recent weeks, Elon Musk has made dramatic interventions with a far-right, anti-immigration agenda in both German and British politics, openly supporting the AfD far-right party for Germany ahead of the February 23 election. Fidias has incredible drive & determination. He will effect change by sheer persistence. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) “Bump” for the Digital Security Authority According to Politico, Phidias Panagiotou in Parliament defended Elon Musk’s agenda since the tycoon is directly influenced by Digital Services legislation and rules passed by the European Union on illegal content in social media. The way platforms, namely X, face misinformation – including Elon Musk posts – have become a key battlefield for the enforcement of the Digital Security Authority (DSA) and the billionaire has accused the Commission of exercising censorship through the regulation. Phidias Panagiotou recently reiterated Elon Musk’s arguments in a video entitled “free speech is attacked”, which the tycoon then republished, hailing Phidias as “horrible” and saying the comments come from “a member of the EU parliament”! “Sometimes here in Europe we censor some voices that we don’t like simply describing them as misinformation,” the MEP said during a debate on social media misinformation. Elon Musk Attacks the European Commission — Fidias (@Fidias0) “Fidias for EU president!” “Panaiotou is not only a speaker of Musk, but he has also been inspired by his leadership style,” Politico still comments. The MEP recently appealed to reduce EU staff by 80%, an idea he said he took from the subversive takeover of X by Elon Musk, to force the EU institutions to become more effective. “When you have so many workers working to regulate, you end up in so much bureaucracy that stops innovation,” said Fidias Panagiotou. How Influenced Me to Run for the Elections — Fidias (@Fidias0) This 24-year-old position strongly resembles the movements of Elon Musk who often progresses to massive redundancies of his workers, creating global unemployment problems. Now, with 170,000 followers on X and 2.7 million followers on YouTube, Fidias Panagiotou has become the main topic of Brussels discussion – for good or for bad. Phidias has previously stated that Elon Musk is his model and that he influenced him and eventually ran for the 2024 European elections. “Fidias for EU president!” Musk wrote in X in November 2024.