“For the erosion of the rule of law, the shrinking of the pluralism of the press and the retreat of the independence of the Judiciary”, the vice-president of the European Parliament and head of the Eurogroup of SYRIZA-PS accused the Greek government and personally the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Dimitris Papadimoulisin his speech to the EP Plenary, on behalf of the Eurogroup of the Left (TheLeft), in the debate on “The rule of law in Greece – Statement by the Commission”.

“The European Parliament, with a clear majority, registers this erosion, condemns it and expects the Commission, Mrs. Jourova, to do more, as a guardian of respect for the rule of law”, he noted and referring to the Commission’s report under discussion addressed the vice president, competent commissioner for values ​​and transparency, who represented the Commission, saying:

“You wrote them well in your report and presented them to us here as well regarding the appointment of the leadership of the Justice by the government that instrumentalizes the Justice and does nothing about the wiretapping scandal, the “Greek Watergate”.

On the contrary, Mr. Papadimoulis was strongly critical of the president of the European Commission, saying that “for months Mrs. Von der Leyen has drunk the “unspoken water” and has not made a single statement, not a single action about the wiretapping and violations of the rule of law in Greece”, to conclude that “this petty politics undermines the prestige of the Commission and exposes Mrs Von der Laien.”

The debate on the rule of law in Greece, Spain and Malta was exceptionally included in the Plenary Agenda at the request of the political group of the Greens, which was supported by the Left, the Socialists and the Liberals of RenewEurope, while the EPP and the Far Right voted against , noted in his announcement SYRIZA/The Left.

In the same statement it is pointed out that “in an attempt to frustrate today’s debate, the leader of the EPP, Manfred Weber, tried during yesterday’s Plenary session to present it as an internal issue of Greece – despite the fact that two members of the European Parliament, Nikos Androulakis and Giorgos Kyrtsos, have fallen victim to illegal surveillance – or even a pre-election project of the opposition”.

However, the discussion was decided to take place as the request to discuss the issue of the rule of law in Greece came from the majority of the European Parliament.

The European Parliament will approve a relevant resolution for our country, in the upcoming Plenary Session, April 17 to 20.