Christos Floros

Christos Floros
Personal details
Born (1993-11-13) 13 November 1993
Athens, Greece
Alma materUniversity of Luxembourg
University of Essex
Oxford Brookes University
European School, Luxembourg I
OccupationEntrepreneur, architect, journalist, author

Christos Floros (born 13 November 1993) is a Greek-born Luxembourgish entrepreneur, architect, author, and civil rights advocate.[1][2][3][4]

Floros is known for founding the civic movement Change for Luxembourg, Change for Europe, which focuses on voter engagement and democratic participation in Luxembourg.[1] He has participated in public discussions on voting rights for foreign residents and the role of social media in political communication.[4][5]

Biography

Early life

Floros was born in Athens, Greece, in 1993 and moved to Luxembourg with his parents in 1994.[6] His father, who had previously worked for the European Commission in the 1980s, decided to relocate the family to Luxembourg.[7]

Floros attended the European School, Luxembourg I, where he served as President of the Pupils' Committee.[8][9]

Education

Floros studied architecture at Oxford Brookes University in Oxford,[10][11] and completed a master's degree in Architecture, European Urbanisation and Globalisation at the University of Luxembourg.[12] He also undertook studies at Harvard University and the Pratt Institute.[13]

Between 2015 and 2018, Floros trained as an actor at the East 15 Acting School of the University of Essex, where he wrote his first play, Generation Z or Uncertainty of a Scattered Mind.[14][15][16][17]

Professional career

After graduating from the East 15 Acting School, Floros worked as an actor in London, appearing primarily in stage productions.[18][19]

Between 2022 and 2023, he worked for RTL in Luxembourg, covering news and political topics.[20][21] He also produced and hosted Conversations with Christos, a series of interviews with Luxembourgish public figures, including Vice-President of the European Parliament Marc Angel,[22] former Deputy Prime Minister Colette Flesch,[23] and Mayor of Luxembourg City Lydie Polfer.[24] His work at RTL frequently addressed immigration and integration issues in Luxembourg.[23]

As of 2023, Floros has worked in Luxembourg’s technology sector and in social media analytics.[25][26]

In 2025, Floros announced that he was leading Monnett, an initiative aimed at developing a European social media platform.[27][28][29] According to Floros, the project seeks to challenge Meta Platforms’ dominance in online social networks.[30][31][32]

Politics and civil rights

In Luxembourg, Floros is known for using both social media and traditional media to promote political discourse.[7][33][34][35][36]

In 2022, he was one of Luxembourg’s representatives at the Conference on the Future of Europe.

In 2023, Floros founded Change for Luxembourg,[37] a non-partisan political movement aiming to include more residents in Luxembourgish politics. He has stated that the idea was inspired by his volunteering experience during the COVID-19 pandemic: “half of the volunteers were Luxembourgers, the other half foreigners.”[7] According to Floros, this experience highlighted how people across communities mobilised for Luxembourg’s national interest, motivating his advocacy for broader political participation.[1][38]

In 2024, the Democratic Party (DP) announced that Floros would run on its list for the 2024 European Parliament election alongside Charles Goerens.[4][39][40][41][42] He was one of three members of the Democratic and Liberal Youth (JDL) running in the 2024 election.[43][44]

During the campaign, Floros advocated for strengthening cybersecurity as part of Europe’s collective defence,[45][46] promoted strategic autonomy, and supported increased investment in artificial intelligence research within Europe.[47]

Floros is considered a progressive figure within the Democratic Party and supports a strongly pro-European platform.[48][9] In October 2024, he was elected president of DP International, the international branch of the Democratic Party.[25][49][50]

Publications

  • Generation Z or Uncertainty of a Scattered Mind[51][52]
  • Kirchberg, Luxembourg City: From Farmland to a Multicultural, Political and Financial Centre (2014)
  • Neighbourhood in Kirchberg, Luxembourg (2022)[53]

References

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  3. ^ "Discussion round on the right to vote for foreigners". Volt Luxembourg. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  4. ^ a b c "Wie Parteien mit Postings, Tweets und Reels auf Stimmenfang gehen". Luxemburger Wort (in German). 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  5. ^ "Discussion round on the right to vote for foreigners". Volt Luxembourg. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  6. ^ "Christos Floros is a committed European from Luxembourg". Christos Floros. 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
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  10. ^ "OB1 Live 11: What This Space Could Become for Other Worlds / The Story Museum". Oxford Brookes University. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
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  38. ^ "Luxemburg / "Wir arbeiten nicht mit denen zusammen": So lief der DP-Kongress zum Europawahlkampf" (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  39. ^ "European elections: Charles Goerens and Amela Skenderović confirmed as lead candidates". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  40. ^ "DP announce full list for European elections". ALDE Party. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
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  42. ^ "Luxemburg / "Wir arbeiten nicht mit denen zusammen": So lief der DP-Kongress zum Europawahlkampf" (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  43. ^ "Jungdemokraten wollen eine nachhaltige und sichere EU". Luxemburger Wort (in German). 2024-04-07. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
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  45. ^ ""Les plus grands fédérateurs de l'Europe sont Trump et Poutine"". L'essentiel (in French). 2024-04-20. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  46. ^ "La défense revient en force dans les débats". L'essentiel (in French). 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  47. ^ "LuxembourgOfficial: Christos Floros Interview (DP – European Election Candidate)". Luxembourg Official. 360 Crossmedia. 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  48. ^ "Xavier Bettel 3.0 – et le Luxembourg évolue" (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
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  51. ^ Floros, Christos (2018-01-06). Generation Z: or Uncertainty of a Scattered Mind. Independently published. ISBN 978-1-9768-2587-3.
  52. ^ "A Scattered Generation with nothing to do?". BA Acting (International) at East 15 Acting School. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
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