While the same Maximos Palace he is trying to “overcome” his condemnation resolution European Parliament for the Rule of Law in Greece and the Freedom of the Press, another rap comes from themselves and specifically from the Center for Liberal Studies.
It points to the retreat of Greece to the Rule of Law and the freedom of expression and information, but also the harassment of journalists with lawsuits, arrests, attacks as well as the loss of journalists’ lives by governmental or non-governmental bodies.
It should be noted that the well-known for her neoliberal views is also a member of this Center Miranda Xafa, friend close to the Prime Minister’s family.
The study presents and analyzes the elements of the Individual Freedoms Index and measures the overall freedom of the individual, with key areas being the rule of law (rule of law); security and protection; freedom of movement; freedom of religion; access to the right of assembly , of association and in civil society; freedom of expression and information; and freedom in human relations.
He notes, among other things, the low position of Greece, specifically at 25the position among the 27 EU countries in the Index of Individual Freedoms, “higher only than Bulgaria and Hungary”, as it typically states. Also:
- He adds with particular interest that Greece’s ranking in the Index declined from 41the position in 2009 at 52the in 2021the lowest rating since 2000.
- He points out that the country’s biggest weaknesses are in its fields rule of law her freedom in human relations and her freedom of expression and information.
- He makes an important reference to the fact that the low performance in freedom of expression and information is due to sub-indicator measuring the degree to which individual journalists are harassed sued for defamation, arrested, imprisoned, beaten or killed by governmental or non-governmental actors while carrying out legitimate journalistic activities.
- It states that the longest distance from the rest of the European Union is recorded in its field freedom in human positions where Greece lags 2.31 points out of 10 from the EU average.
The statement of the General Director of KEFIM, Nikos Romappas, is typical:
“Our country’s performance on the Individual Freedoms Index proves that we still have a long way to go in this critical area.
Although progress has recently been recorded in some indicators, such as the Economist’s Democracy Index, there are still areas such as Freedom of the Press, in which our country continues to score low and this does not allow for any complacency.
At KEFIM we believe that the publication of international indicators and the discussion around their findings can contribute to the creation of a broad consensus, in society and Parliament, regarding the orientation and main priorities of public policy, which
it is both necessary and possible, as the recent important reform of the legal recognition of the civil marriage of same-sex couples has shown.”
Full text:
Individual Freedoms in Greece:
Greece ranks 25th among the 27 EU countries in the Individual Freedoms Index based on 2021 data.
The new Policy Text of the Center for Liberal Studies presents the state of individual liberties in Greece based on the latest available data for 2021, making a documented contribution to the debate on the quality of liberal democracy in our country compared to the rest of the European Union.
The study presents and analyzes the data of the Personal Freedom Index, which is published by KEFIM’s international partners Cato Institute and Fraser Institute, and measures the overall freedom of the individual, with the rule of law (rule of law) as key areas; security and protection; freedom of movement; freedom of religion; access to the right of assembly, association and civil society; freedom of expression and information; and freedom of human relations.
Key Findings
• Greece ranks 25th out of 27 EU countries on the Cato Institute and Fraser Institute’s Index of Individual Freedoms based on data for 2021 (the year with the most recent data available), higher only than Bulgaria and Hungary.
• Greece’s ranking in the Index saw a significant decline from 41st place in 2009, to 52nd place in 2021, marking the lowest score since 2000 in the last edition of the Index.
• The greatest weaknesses of our country are noted in the fields of the rule of law (rule of law), freedom in human relations, and freedom of expression and information.
• In freedom of expression and information, the low performance is mainly due to the sub-indicator measuring the extent to which individual journalists are harassed (eg threatened with defamation lawsuits, arrested, imprisoned, beaten or killed) by governmental or non-governmental actors while exercising legitimate journalistic activities.
• The greatest distance from the rest of the European Union is recorded in the field of freedom in human relations, where Greece falls 2.13 points out of 10 from the EU average.
• The best performance is noted in the fields of security and protection, and access to the right of assembly, association and civil society.
The Index of Individual Freedoms is published in the study Index of Human Freedom 2023, by the international partners of the Center for Liberal Studies Cato Institute and Fraser Institute, which reflects the overall picture of human freedom.
The General Director of KEFIM, Nikos Rompapas, made the following statement:
“Our country’s performance on the Individual Freedoms Index proves that we still have a long way to go in this critical area.
Although progress has recently been recorded in some indicators, such as the Economist’s Democracy Index, there are still areas such as Freedom of the Press, in which our country continues to score low and this does not allow for any complacency.
At KEFIM we believe that the publication of international indicators and the discussion around their findings can contribute to the creation of a broad consensus, in society and Parliament, regarding the orientation and main priorities of public policy, which is as necessary as and possible, as the recent major reform of the legal recognition of the civil marriage of same-sex couples has demonstrated.”
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