Georgios Aftias was born in Athens and grew up on the island of Samos. He studied Public Law and Political Science at the Law School of the University of Athens. He is a member of ESIEA and the Association of European Journalists.
He has worked at ATHINA 9.84 and ANT1 and has hosted daily morning shows on ALPHA, ALTER, and SKAI.
He has worked for the newspapers Imerisia, Adesmeftos Typos, Parapolitika, and Apogevmatini, as well as for various financial magazines. He has authored two books on the economy and the social security system and has written hundreds of articles regarding the daily lives of Greeks.
In the 2024 European election, he was elected as Member of the European Parliament with the highest number of votes.