Maria Spyraki is a Member of the European Parliament for Nea Dimokratia, a party which belongs to the family of the European People’s Party (EPP), and a journalist. She is Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation for relations with the People’s Republic of China (D-CN) and a Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE). Previously, she was the spokesperson of Nea Demokratia and an Associate for Communication of the Office of the EU Commissioner for Greece, Stavros Dimas.