STRUGGLE FOR ACCOUNTABILIT: The State of the Rule of Law in Greece

The annual report of the European Commission on the state of the Rule of Law is interpreted by the Greek Government as a positive recognition of its policies and actions—a fact that, however, appears to be in stark contradiction with the observations and concerns expressed by international organizations such as the United Nations and the Council of Europe regarding the country’s institutions.

A clear demand from Civil Society is for a change in the European Commission’s approach to analyzing the Rule of Law in Greece, with emphasis not on the state’s “commitments” or “intentions” but on the actual situation prevailing in the country, where violations of the fundamental principles and values of the Rule of Law do not seem to be isolated incidents.

Independent organizations—the Hellenic Council for Refugees (GCR), the Hellenic League for Human Rights (HLHR), HIAS Greece, Homo Digitalis, Support for Refugees in the Aegean (RSA), Reporters United, Solomon, and Vouliwatch—are documenting systemic problems within the Greek institutions that undermine the Rule of Law. This marks our latest contribution to the annual review of national systems conducted by the European Commission through its Rule of Law Report.

The full text of the Report follows.

 

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