Greece falls in the ranking of the most corrupt EU countries

Greece dropped to 24th place out of 27 European Union countriesbecoming fourth from bottom in terms of corruption!

A similar decline in legitimacy and the rule of law is recorded in the corresponding global index, where from 51st place in 2022 it dropped to 59th place due to the Predator spyware scandal and pressure on media disloyal to the government through prosecution and vice versa, the transfer of government resources through advertising.

In particular, Greece dropped three places (49th in 2023 from 52 in 2022) and eight places (59th in 2023 from 51st in 2022).

Denmark is in first place with 90 points, followed by Finland with 87 points and New Zealand with 85 points. At the bottom of the ranking are Somalia with 11 points, Venezuela, Syria and Sudan with 13 points.

As the report says: “The fallout from the government’s alleged illegal interception of communications from journalists and opposition politicians, attacks on press freedom and erosion of judicial independence have contributed to the sharpest decline in the rule of law in EU. Concerns are heightened by excessive government involvement in the Predatorgate wiretapping scandal, with reports of threats against members of the independent review panel investigating the case and obstruction of witness testimony.”

At the same time, the report notes that Greece has the worst performance in the EU according to the Global Press Freedom Index and that the use of SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) threats to journalists prevents them from continuing to uncover corruption cases.

The report states that even members National Transparency Authoritycreated in 2019, are selected by the government itself.

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