Greece is bad for journalists, according to news report published by Politico.
For the second consecutive year, Greece came last among its countries EU in the 2023 Reporters Without Borders (RSF by Reporters Without Borders) Global Press Freedom Index which published today Wednesday.
Greece is now ranked 107th, just behind Qatar and Thailand, and performing worse than countries such as Nigeria, Lesotho and Haiti, the press freedom group's rankings show.
Greece improved its position by one point compared to last year, but its overall score fell slightly to 55,2 out of 100, down from 55,5 in 2022. Νορβηγία, Ireland, Denmark and Sweden are best in class, with scores ranging from 88 to 95 points.
The main reasons for Greece's under-scoring include arbitrary surveillance of journalists by intelligence agencies using the softwarethefts Predator — what has been called the “biggest violation of press freedom in Europe Union in 2022″ by RSF — but also government interference in the media, abusive lawsuits and inadequate legal protections.
RSF's Press Freedom Index ranks countries from 0 to 100 (the highest possible level of media freedom).
People laugh. Especially with North Cyprus, what can we say.