Parties gear up for battle over pandemic media funding amid more warnings about press freedom

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Covid, Media, New Democracy, SYRIZA
Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos
Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

Public funding directed at the media during the pandemic will be at the centre of a parliamentary debate on Friday, following calls by the opposition for a special inquiry into alleged attempts by the government to manipulate public opinion for political gain.

In recent days, the public spat between PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and a Dutch journalist and her ensuing treatment by the domestic media, has revived warnings by international organisations about the erosion of press freedom in Greece.

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