MEPs debate on the state of the rule of law and media freedom in Greece with Council and Commission representatives during the plenary session in Strasbourg. MEPs have expressed concerns about the respect for EU values in Greece on multiple occasions, including the use of spyware and allegations of political intervention in the investigations, and media freedom and the safety of journalists, especially in light of the lack of progress in the investigation into the murder of journalist Giorgos Karaivaz in 2021. MEPs debate.

EU - Greece (T)

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Elissavet (EPP, EL)

LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Juan Fernando (S&D, ES)

ŠOJDROVÁ, Michaela (EPP, CZ)

SPYRAKI, Maria (EPP, EL)

LENAERS, Jeroen (EPP, NL)

IN 'T VELD, Sophia (Renew, NL)

RANGEL, Paulo (EPP, PT)

freedom of press and media (T)

EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights (T)

PAPADIMOULIS, Dimitrios (The Left, EL)

KEFALOGIANNIS, Manolis (EPP, EL)

KOULOGLOU, Stelios (The Left, EL)

PAPADAKIS, Kostas (NI, EL)

KOHUT, Łukasz (S&D, PL)

HEIDE, Hannes (S&D, AT)

DELBOS-CORFIELD, Gwendoline (Greens/EFA, FR)

ARVANITIS, Konstantinos (The Left, EL)

ASIMAKOPOULOU, Anna-Michelle (EPP, EL)

KOKKALIS, Petros (The Left, EL)

KYMPOUROPOULOS, Stelios (EPP, EL)

SANTOS, Isabel (S&D, PT)

MARQUARDT, Erik (Greens/EFA, DE)

JOVEVA, Irena (Renew, SI)

FRAGKOS, Emmanouil (ECR, EL)

TARCZYŃSKI, Dominik (ECR, PL)

ENGERER, Cyrus (S&D, MT)

STAVROU, Eleni (EPP, CY)

PAPANDREOU, Nikos (S&D, EL)

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Rule of Law and Media freedom in Greece: MEPs debate

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SOUNDBITE (Original), Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Cyrus ENGERER (S&amp;D, MT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sophia IN &apos;T VELD (Renew, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (Greens/EFA, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Emmanouil FRAGKOS (ECR, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Konstantinos ARVANITIS (The Left, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI (EPP, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Nikos PAPANDREOU (S&amp;D, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Georgios KYRTSOS (Renew, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Erik MARQUARDT (Greens/EFA, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Dominik TARCZY&#323;SKI (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Stelios KOULOGLOU (The Left, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Hannes HEIDE (S&amp;D, AT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Irena JOVEVA (Renew, SI), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Petros KOKKALIS (The Left, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU (EPP, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), &#321;ukasz KOHUT (S&amp;D, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Michaela &#352;OJDROV&#193; (EPP, CZ), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Isabel SANTOS (S&amp;D, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS (EPP, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Juan Fernando L&#211;PEZ AGUILAR (S&amp;D, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Eleni STAVROU (EPP, CY), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Manolis KEFALOGIANNIS (EPP, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS (The Left, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Kostas PAPADAKIS (NI, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Maria SPYRAKI (EPP, EL), -