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MEP Kyrtsos’ immunity lifted
A plenary session of the European Parliament has voted in favor of lifting the immunity of Greek MEP Giorgos Kyrtsos, a member of the Renew Europe political grouping, following a request by the Athens Prosecutor's Office.
The request for the waiver of Kyrtsos' immunity was forwarded by the deputy prosecutor of the Supreme Court in a letter dated to June 27, 2023.
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Greek Prosecution of Novartis Reporters ‘an Attempt to Terrorize Journalists’
The former ruling New Democracy party MEP, and publisher of the free newspaper Free Sunday, George Kyrtsos, in a post on Twitter, condemned the prosecution of two journalists, Costas Vaxevanis and Gianna Papadakou, and a prosecutor, Eleni Touloupaki.
He said EU funds for Greece were at risk of being cut when the rule of law is violated, comparing Greece with Poland and Hungary.