Eleftherios Petropoulos

Eleftherios Petropoulos has been with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) in Greece and Cyprus since May 2017 and has held his current position since March 2024. His areas of expertise encompass European and foreign policy, regional cooperation, security affairs, and the intersection of religion and politics. He also oversees the scholarship programme of the KAS Office for Greece and Cyprus.

With a background in law and European affairs, Mr Petropoulos studied at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and the University of Strasbourg in France. He subsequently pursued postgraduate studies in private international law at the University of Tübingen and European law at the Europa-Institut of Saarland University in Germany. Prior to joining KAS, he held positions in European institutions, academia, and the private sector, including with the Legal Service of the European Commission. He also directed an international programme on EU enlargement at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), one of Greece’s foremost foreign policy think tanks. Alongside his professional work, he has been actively involved in international election observation missions under the auspices of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).