Chris Avramidis

Chris Avramidis wrote that government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis did not answer directly whether the government agreed with the New Democracy MEP Eleonora Meleti, who, according to him, had spoken about employers being blackmailed by employees. According to Avramidis, Marinakis said that Meleti's related reference was limited and that she "must have received" complaints, while adding that he could not know if such incidents existed. Avramidis noted that when asked again whether the government adopted the position of the MEP, the spokesman did not respond with clear agreement or disagreement and referred to the importance of employers creating and paying for jobs. Avramidis commented that the answer portrayed Meleti as a defender of workers, even though, as he wrote, she had referred to employers who were being blackmailed by employees. #Εργαζόμενοι #Εργοδότες #Κυβέρνηση (translated)

Chris Avramidis wrote that Thanasis Papakonstantinou performed "The Mines" in front of 20,000 people in Chalkidiki, who were shouting against the mines and environmental destruction. He described the night as a source of strength for many people. Avramidis mentioned that Eldorado had won a battle using police batons, but he argued that the gathering showed that nothing was over and that the multinational could not operate unhindered, despite the strong support it had. He added that, in his opinion, no violation or workplace accident would remain hidden. #antireport #skouries #Χαλκιδική #Περιβάλλον #ΕνάντιαΣταΟρυχεία (translated)

Chris Avramidis wrote that the proceeds from today's concert would be used to purchase a prosthetic leg for a disabled person who, as he mentioned, had declined money from a multinational company that he described as "dirty." He added that the money was raised by thousands of people and emphasized that the power lies with the people themselves. #antireport #skouries #antireport #skouries https://t.co/9vcNNPVOzP #αναπηρία #φιλανθρωπία #συναυλία (translated)

Chris Avramidis wrote that Dimitris Mystakidis dedicated a song to the people of Halkidiki who, as he mentioned, had experienced state terrorism, while tens of thousands of people were singing. Addressing the Greek Police, he ironically wondered how it was possible for the people to love them so much. #antireport #skouries https://t.co/iU2FLl3klA #Χαλκιδική #τραγούδι #ανθρωπισμός (translated)

Chris Avramidis mentioned that in a few days there would be a large solidarity concert in Halkidiki for a person facing serious health problems and, as he wrote, had refused money from Eldorado. He said that the event could also give a new boost to a movement that, according to him, had suffered persecution, repression, and imprisonments. He reminded of incidents of night police raids on homes and arrests in front of families. Avramidis linked the concert to a similar event against gold mining that had taken place 12 years earlier with almost the same people. He referred to an earlier interview he had with Thanasis Papakonstantinou, who, as he described, had spoken about the protection of the Earth, the relationship of the inner world with the environment and other people, as well as the role of the artist. According to Avramidis, Papakonstantinou had dedicated a song to Eldorado. He said that he had condensed the interview into a short video and that the full version included, among other things, Papakonstantinou's criticism of communist ideology and its approach to the environment, as well as references to previous statements by Antonis Remos in support of Antonis Samaras. He added that the musician had satirized the then-prime minister. The concert, which according to the post would take place on Friday in Ierissos, would feature Thanasis Papakonstantinou, Giannis Aggelakas, Pavlos Pavlidis, Irini Skylakaki, Giannis Charoulis, Natassa Bofiliou, Dimitris (Chaineis) Apostolakis, Social Waste, Dimitris Mystakidis, Matoula Zamani, and Andriana Achitzanova. Avramidis mentioned that Pavlos Aslanidis, president of the association of victims' relatives from the Tempe disaster, and Kyriakos Panagiotopoulos, emeritus professor of Soil Science at Aristotle University, would speak at the event. He also stated that local residents had invited him to participate and coordinate the event, while expressing his determination not to back down against authority. #antireport #skouries #συναυλία #αλληλεγγύη #Χαλκιδική (translated)

Chris Avramidis argued that inflation burdened citizens and that inflation was not inevitable, as he wrote, the money leaving one side ended up on another. He noted that refineries reported profits of about 1 billion euros in the first half of 2026 and described the sector as an oligopoly essentially consisting of the Vardinoyannis and Latsis groups. He accused Kyriakos Mitsotakis of allowing them to go unchecked and pointed out that proposals had been made to address the situation. He raised the question of why there was a profit cap at gas stations but not at refineries, reminding that a cap had been implemented in 2022 by New Democracy. Avramidis also supported the immediate extraordinary taxation of refineries. He said he had repeatedly brought the issue to the government spokesman and mentioned that a similar measure had been implemented in several countries, including Poland under Donald Tusk's government, whom he described as right-wing. Regarding the effects of inflation, he noted that general inflation could be set at 5.1%, but that rate, in his opinion, did not reflect the real burden on the poorest. He explained that large increases in everyday goods, such as milk, food, and other essentials, were offset in the general index by smaller increases in categories like insurance and financial services. He added that lower incomes spent a larger portion of their money on the goods that had risen most in price. In closing, he thanked Kontra and Konstantinos Maravelidis for the invitation. #Ακρίβεια #Πληθωρισμός #Οικονομία (translated)

Chris Avramidis wrote that the MEP of New Democracy, Eleonora Meleti, in a discussion about labor issues, asked how many employers were being blackmailed by employees who were not professionals. According to him, Meleti had also talked about the problems of workers but described them almost without reference to employers. Avramidis argued that, in her presentation, the problems of employers were attributed to employees, while the harassment, verbal abuse, emotional blackmail, devaluation, bullying, and toxicity faced by workers were attributed to the character of collaborators or colleagues and, at times, to superiors. He added that in a previous report he had criticized Meleti, saying that she had attempted to portray Ilia Kasidiaris in a positive light, whom he characterized as a Nazi and a criminal. #εργασιακά #εργαζόμενοι #εργοδότες (translated)

Chris Avramidis stated that he asked the government how many projects from the Recovery Fund had been completed and were functioning, but he did not receive a numerical answer. He said that Kyriakos Mitsotakis was celebrating "100% absorption" of the 36 billion euros, while, according to a comparative study by PASOK, about two-thirds of the measures in the original "Greece 2.0" plan had been reduced in terms of physical scope, altered targets, or completely removed. According to him, several projects had been transferred to ESPA programs or to national resources. In light of the floods in Crete, Avramidis said that in July none of the four anti-flood projects and the 18 irrigation projects under consideration had been completed, and the same was true for water supply projects. He also noted that none of the civil protection policy objectives he set had been completed: the 13 regional centers, the upgrading of seven Canadairs, and the 11 firefighting aircraft. According to Avramidis, government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis did not provide numbers and referred to other issues such as the personal doctor, the digital tutor, job vacancies, and absorption rates. When Avramidis repeated the question about civil protection projects, Marinakis reportedly said, "you probably have no idea about the functioning of the Recovery Fund," and pledged to ask for an update. Avramidis concluded by asking how much of the initial physical scope had been delivered and how many projects had practically improved the daily lives and safety of citizens. He said he was still waiting for numbers. #ΤαμείοΑνάκαμψης #Πολιτική #Δημοκρατία (translated)

Chris Avramidis reported that he covered a demonstration in which, as he wrote, members of the riot police were continuously pushing protesters and even moved towards banners held by children. He said he recorded with video and photos how some officers had indistinct identification numbers written with a marker, while others in the same unit did not wear identification. Avramidis said he asked the government what the timeline was for implementing the identifiers, which, he stated, had been announced since 2019. According to him, the government spokesman initially responded that the police did not allow the road to be closed and, when asked about the identifiers, referred to the ministry, saying that the government had responded many times. He added that he reminded the spokesman of an 84-page report by Amnesty International on police violence in Greece, which, he said, demanded that there be identifiers so that police officers could be identified. He mentioned that he raised the question about the timeline again and received the same response. He also stated that he had sent inquiries to the Ministry of Citizen Protection via email without receiving a response. Avramidis argued that New Democracy announced the measure when it took over the government, but seven years later had not announced when it would be implemented. He concluded that officers without clear individual identification were harder to identify and hold accountable for their behavior, attributing responsibility for the situation to the government. #antireport #αστυνομία #διακριτικά #διαμαρτυρία (translated)

Chris Avramidis wrote that pro-government websites claimed that the Russians had created a mechanism in Greece to destabilize the country by fighting the government. He questioned how long this newspaper had been circulating and argued that the government could not impose a cap on Vardinogiannis for fuel. He added that while people were outraged by the inflation and the government's approval ratings were collapsing, the government and its allies were blaming Russia, which, as he wrote, was laughable. #Ελλάδα #πολιτική #δημοσιογραφία (translated)

Chris Avramidis published a text attributed to Giannis Androulidakis, who criticized journalist Stamatios Zacharos for questioning whether Eriet Molcho was on the train in Tempi or if she ever existed. Androulidakis argued that in the future there may be factions of the Greek Right that will claim there were no deaths in Tempi. He stated that he had attended Molcho's funeral and had seen her classmates crying, which he wrote was evidence for him that she existed and died. He added that journalism must hold power accountable. Androulidakis claimed, citing data from GEMI and the General Secretariat for Information, that Zacharos was collaborating with the government as a businessman and shareholder of The Cube. According to him, the company had sextupled its turnover in the last four years by providing services for conferences under the auspices of the government. He also mentioned direct assignments totaling 160,000 euros, in which, he wrote, he was included. Finally, he wondered if ESIEA should expel Zacharos from its registers, stating that questioning Molcho's existence was considered by some extremists to be an insult to the dead. #Τεμπη #δημοσιογραφία #Ελλάδα #έλεγχος_εξουσίας (translated)

Chris Avramidis wrote that Stamatis Zacharos apologized for his question regarding whether Erietta Molcho was on the train that collided in Tempi. Avramidis described the question as shameful and argued that the apology came after millions of views and extensive backlash. He added that, while they had made many videos, this was the first time that not a single person disagreed, and he called for the events in Tempi before and after not to be forgotten. #Τέμπη #Συγγνώμη #Δικαιοσύνη (translated)

Chris Avramidis wrote that he had repeatedly asked government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis if US Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle had said that the US could provoke political change in any country, including Greece. According to him, Marinakis had responded that there was no issue of threat, but he had not explicitly denied that the specific words were said. Avramidis mentioned that the Wall Street Journal had reported that Marinakis did not answer directly if Guilfoyle had referred to Romania as a precedent. He added that when he pressed with a related question, the government spokesman referred to his previous answers and eventually said he had nothing to add. He wrote that the matter had reached the US Congress: Gregory Meeks, chair of the Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, had sent a letter to Marco Rubio asking for answers regarding Guilfoyle's behavior. According to the Committee's statement, the allegation was that the ambassador had invoked Romania and said that the US could provoke similar political change in other countries, including Greece. Meeks was calling for her removal if the allegations were found to be accurate. Avramidis added that, according to journalist Thanasis Koukakis, there appeared to have been a process initiated to preserve records, so that any potentially useful evidence for future checks or investigations would not be destroyed. He mentioned possible records like emails, SMS, messages on apps, and meeting calendars, while noting that the relevant publication clarified that the process itself did not constitute prosecution or finding of illegality. Regarding Greece, he wrote that Minister Stavros Papastavrou had spoken in Parliament, where Alexandros Kazamias asked him if the controversial phrase had been said. According to Avramidis, the minister did not answer the question and referred to the performance of his ministry and the relations between Greece and the US. Avramidis also criticized the cost of American natural gas and concluded that it remained unanswered whether the specific words had been said. #Ελλάδα #ΗΠΑ #Πολιτική (translated)

A shameful moment for Greek television and for journalism. The family's lawyer says that with the burial at #Tempi, a girl was never found: Erietta Molcho. Zakharos responds: "Maybe she wasn't on the train?" And as if that weren't enough, he then throws out a line deconstructing the Polytechnic. I can't find words to comment on what I just saw. What about you? #Τεμπη_εγκλημα #ΕλληνικήΤηλεόραση #Δημοσιογραφία #Τέμπη (translated)

🚨 Today we asked something very simple about the filling up in Tempes: Pavlos Marinakis had declared that the "work" was done to lift the carriages and find people alive. Adonis Georgiadis said that voices and cries could be heard. Makarios Lazaridis said it was a matter of human lives. 📌 However, the official report states that the last trapped survivors had been freed by 00:20. When large cranes and a bulldozer started arriving around 04:00, the operation was now about retrieving bodies. ❓ So we asked: Were you uninformed about what had really happened or were you consciously lying that the cranes were going to retrieve living people? ❌ To this question, the government spokesman did not respond. 🎯 Instead of answering, he followed the classic tactic: He tried to divert the discussion, attacking the journalist who posed the question, talking again about "career" and "weaponizing" human pain. ❓ But who is really making a career out of this case? The journalist who asks what the relatives want to be asked or a government spokesman who is paid to defend the government's positions? 💬 We are neither paid based on whether the government does well nor do we have any interest in whether a government that defends what happened after the accident will communicate well. Another ⚠️ And most importantly: these questions are raised by the relatives themselves. How is it that the one who conveys the relatives' question is "weaponizing" their pain, while the one who represents a government that treats the relatives as opponents (according to their statement) appears to be the one who respects human pain? 🔴 Then he said something else. That then he "had no such authority." And immediately afterward claimed that later he simply "transfers the real data as they are." ❓ But if he had no authority and did not know what had happened on the ground, how did he know that the work was done to find people alive? ⚖️ Here there are two possibilities. Either they did not know what had really happened and yet they spoke publicly with certainty. Or they did know. One is a huge issue of criminal incompetence. The other is much worse. 🕯️ And we are talking about a case in which there are people mourning their children and relatives. 🔎 That’s why we insisted. We asked him again, now that there is an official report: Do you still insist that the specific work was done to find people alive? Do you still stand by what you said then? ❌ He did not answer there either. ⚽ And then the familiar refrain followed. The ball is in the stands. 🎭 The classic Machiavellian tactic: I do not answer today to what you are asking me. I load it onto a third party and preferably into an indefinite future, when perhaps I won’t even be here to bear the political cost of the answer. ⚖️ The "independent" Justice will decide. Somehow. Somewhere. Someday. 📍 In short: you ask him if he acknowledges that the government made inaccuracies about the filling up and if he still defends what he said then. And instead of answering, he tells you that Justice, somehow, somewhere, someday, will decide. #Τεμπη #Τεμπη_εγκλημα #Τεμπη #Δικαιοσυνη #Ερωτηματα (translated)

‼️ Police officer with numbers written in marker on insignia that are not visible not just to the naked eye, but not even to a full HD camera. 👉 And right next to him another police officer with no identification numbers at all 🤡 This is the big clownery of the Greek state and the Greek government: one has something written in marker that no one can see, the one next to him has nothing, and everyone generally does whatever they want, while the government continues to breach what it itself said, that it would put insignia on the police officers. Do you believe that the government is fooling us or just forgot? #Ελλάδα #αστυνομία #κυβέρνηση (translated)

Εννοείται ότι ο Τριαντόπουλος δρούσε ολομόναχος και δεν έλαβε καμία εντολή από τον Πρωθυπουργό. Ούτε ένα τηλέφωνο δεν τον πήρε. Και εννοείται ότι το δικαστικό συμβούλιο καθυστερεί να στείλει τον Καραμανλή στο σκαμνί για τυχαίους λόγους, άσχετους με τη θέληση της κυβέρνησης. Άλλωστε η Δικαιοσύνη «είναι ανεξάρτητη» Όποιος λέει το αντίθετο «είναι για τα μπάζα» #Τεμπη #Δικαιοσύνη #Πολιτική #Ελλάδα

🚨 ΑΠΙΣΤΕΥΤΟ. Η κυβέρνηση ΔΕΝ διαψεύδει ότι η Κίμπερλι Γκιλφόιλ, με αφορμή την πτώση της κυβέρνησης της Ρουμανίας, είπε: «Μπορούμε να το κάνουμε αυτό σε οποιαδήποτε χώρα θέλουμε. Μπορούμε να το κάνουμε εδώ». Ξαναλέμε: η κυβέρνηση ΔΕΝ το διαψεύδει. ❓ Κάναμε επανειλημμένες ερωτήσεις, εμείς και άλλοι συνάδελφοι, και η κυβέρνηση αρκέστηκε απλά στο να πει ότι δεν υπήρξε εκβιασμός. Έκανε δηλαδή μια ερμηνεία όσων πιθανόν ειπώθηκαν. 📰 Παρότι όμως ένα από τα μεγαλύτερα και πιο έγκυρα ΜΜΕ σε ολόκληρο τον πλανήτη, η Wall Street Journal, μεταφέρει μαρτυρίες και πληροφορίες ότι η Κίμπερλι Γκιλφόιλ είπε αυτά τα λόγια στον υπουργό Σταύρο Παπασταύρου και ότι ακολούθησε έντονη διαμάχη, η κυβέρνηση ΑΠΕΦΥΓΕ να το διαψεύσει. Αντίθετα, ξεκίνησε να μιλάει για τις συμφωνίες με τις ΗΠΑ, για την ενέργεια, για τις εξορύξεις, για τα λεφτά που θα βγουν. (Για ποιον;) 🎙️ Εμάς ήταν καθήκον μας, καθήκον προς τη δημοκρατία, να ρωτήσουμε και να ξαναρωτήσουμε. Η κυβέρνηση συνέχισε να λέει ότι «το έχει απαντήσει». Για να μην υπάρξει όμως και η παραμικρή παρεξήγηση, μετά την ερώτησή μας βάζουμε στη σειρά και τις ερωτήσεις που είχαν προηγηθεί από άλλους συναδέλφους, οι οποίοι είχαν ρωτήσει ακριβώς το ίδιο πράγμα. 👀 Και όπως θα δείτε, η κυβέρνηση δεν είπε κουβέντα για το αν αυτές οι 11 λέξεις μπήκαν στη σειρά και βγήκαν από το στόμα της πρέσβειρας Κίμπερλι Γκιλφόιλ: «Μπορούμε να το κάνουμε αυτό σε οποιαδήποτε χώρα θέλουμε. Μπορούμε να το κάνουμε εδώ». Ούτε στην πρώτη ερώτηση. Ούτε στη δεύτερη. Ούτε στην ερώτηση του συναδέλφου Γιαννακόπουλου, από την οποία επίσης φαίνεται καθαρά ότι αυτό το συγκεκριμένο ζήτημα δεν είχε απαντηθεί. ⚠️ Και φυσικά, όπως συμβαίνει συχνά όταν η κυβέρνηση δεν έχει απαντήσει στην ουσία μιας ερώτησης, τι έκανε; Επιτέθηκε στον δημοσιογράφο. Εμείς ρωτούσαμε για κάτι που δεν είχε απαντηθεί, όπως θα δείτε και από την ερώτηση του συναδέλφου Γιαννακόπουλου, και η κυβέρνηση, για να αποφύγει αυτόν τον σκόπελο, ξεκίνησε να λέει ότι το κάνουμε για να γίνουν «βιντεάκια». 📱 Τώρα που θα παίξει σε ολόκληρη την Ελλάδα, και πιθανότατα όχι μόνο στην Ελλάδα, ότι η κυβέρνηση αποφεύγει να διαψεύσει αυτή τη φράση, εκεί να δούμε αν τελικά το κίνητρο ήταν τα «βιντεάκια στο Instagram». Ή αν το κίνητρο ήταν το δημόσιο συμφέρον και ο έλεγχος της εξουσίας. Η ερώτηση έχει και ένα άλλο σκέλος. Αν η μεταφορά του πανάκριβου LNG αποφασίστηκε με κριτήριο το (οικονομικό) συμφέρον της Ελλάδας ή τους πολιτικούς εκβιασμούς (αυτών που ρίχνουν όποια κυβέρνηση θέλουν) Η απάντηση θα δοθεί δυστυχώς τον Χειμώνα με τις τεράστιες τιμές που θα πληρώνουμε το αμερικάνικο LNG. Δεν πειράζει, σκέφτομαι. Αν είναι να θησαυρίσουν οι Τεξανοί λαδέμποροι και ο AKTOR, εμείς ας περάσουμε τον Χειμώνα με κλειστά καλοριφέρ και ντυμένοι σαν κρεμμύδια. Χαλάλι #ακριβεια #καυσιμα #κυβερνηση #ΜΜΕ #δημοκρατια