In a letter sent on August 2 by the Permanent Representative of Greece to the EU, the website Politico refers to the competent Committee of Justice of the European Commission in its publication on the monitoring case.

The publication notes that the letter from Athens “reiterates that the Greek authorities are at the disposal of the Commission in a spirit of cooperation and teamwork for our common cause of upholding the rule of law”. However, the publication claims that “Athens’ message is loud and clear: don’t get involved.”

An excerpt from a letter obtained by Politico states: “Given that national security should be treated with the utmost sensitivity, we think it prudent to avoid accepting word-for-word specific political media reports that they are not always prominent in the future.” for their accuracy and objectivity.

The second excerpt of the letter in question states: “I sincerely believe that such a first step would be more constructive and effective than immediately starting a process of written correspondence based on media reports, which in many ways have yet to be proven. as justified.”