AT telephone monitoring former prime minister said Kostas Karamanlis, at an event held in Anoia, Crete, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the death of Yiannis Kefalogiannis. Regarding transparency issues, the former prime minister noted that “the problem is so serious and serious that it cannot be allowed and not allowed to remain a shadow of democratic normality”, asking “in this case, shed light! Bright light!” In this context, Mr. Karamanlis stated that “the fact that these events were caused by a government initiative, besides being undemocratic and illegal, is so beyond morbid imagination and political stupidity that it is unthinkable.” , adding that “it remains an urgent need to find out who asked for such a thing and on what grounds and who approved it and how” and concluding that “the reference to private life in such cases is subordinated to the need to purify public life”. , the former prime minister requested that changes to the institutional structure that governs both the abolition of telephone secrecy and the general operation of the secret services be made “with cross-party cooperation” to “prevent further discrediting of the institutions”.

???????????????????????????????????? Complete answers of state bodies are given in compliance with the provisions on confidentiality Law and the Rules of the Chamber . That is why all parliamentary procedures were initiated immediately, and the case is also being investigated by the judiciary. Tomorrow there will be a meeting of the Committee on Institutions and Transparency, followed by meetings of the examination committee. The Prime Minister has asked the parties for proposals for institutional improvements that will ensure the effective operation of the security services in full respect for democratic principles.”

Government sources point to the need to provide full responses while respecting confidentiality law.

National issues

The second important part of Karamanli’s speech concerned national issues. Quoting Yiannis Kefalogiannis, he said he used to say, “There is no room for concessions on major national issues.” This phrase, according to Kostas Karamanlis, “acquires particular relevance in our days”, since “the international arena has entered a phase of uncertainty and destabilization” and it is obvious that “the possibility of tensions, and perhaps exacerbations in other regions of the world, such as the South-Eastern Asia, because of Taiwan, but also the neighboring Balkans.” The ex-premier criticized the West, stressing that “Europe needs to wake up, take the initiative, and respond boldly. Otherwise, unpleasant events await us.”