On top of this, the S&Ds will take a closer look at the situation of the rule of law and media freedom in the country – something the S&Ds in the Parliament have been alerting the EU institutions about.
“We Socialists and Democrats are going to Athens to support PASOK in their efforts to promote our common European agenda – which includes the reform of EU economic governance – so that there will never again be troikas. We want to create new decent jobs for young people so that they don’t have to emigrate; we want to ensure affordable housing and we also want to protect democracy from any authoritarian laws that may undermine freedom of press or the rule of law, as we have seen with the current Greek government.
“It is high time for change in Greece, and we want to show what a credible alternative looks like.”