National Coordinator and Member of the Horizontal Working Party on Drugs of the Council of the European Union.

In her lifetime, she has published numerous scientific articles and reports pertaining to European perspectives towards drug problems, organized crime, women in contemporary societies, as well as social policies.

Giannakou failed to win a seat in the September 2007 parliamentary election and lost her position in the Cabinet.

[1] On 6 February 2008, due to an older injury on her right leg, she entered Errikos Dunan hospital of Athens.

In May 2009 she was chosen to lead the New Democracy EP list and she was subsequently elected as 1 of the 22 Greek MEPs.