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Chris Avramidis stated that he asked the Greek government about reports from the Daily Mail and the Wall Street Journal regarding Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle and AKTOR lobbyist Christos Marafatsos. According to what he cited from the Daily Mail, Guilfoyle allegedly requested $250,000 from Greek businessmen to pay off her luxury Mercedes. The Wall Street Journal, as he mentioned, wrote that the paid lobbyist Marafatsos accompanied the ambassador to official government meetings, without the interlocutors always knowing which company he represented. Avramidis said he asked government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis who the businessmen were, whether they had transactions with the public sector, which meetings with ministers the lobbyist participated in, and whether possible conflicts of interest would be checked. According to the journalist, Marinakis replied that the issue did not fall under the government's competencies, accused him of adopting the reports, and referred him to the press offices of the ministries. Avramidis added that the government spokesman said the government could neither dismiss nor adopt the reports. The journalist argued that the questions regarding the lobbyist's meetings with ministers, whether they knew which company he represented, and whether the contacts for potential conflicts of interest would be examined remained unanswered. #Ελλάδα #πολιτική #δημοσιογραφία (translated)

Reporters United reported that on 12.10.26, top ministers of the New Democracy party, former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, and other MPs met at the Athens Club with the head of the Israel Allies Foundation, in the presence of the Israeli ambassador to Greece, Pninat Yanay. According to the outlet, the purpose was to create a parliamentary group of the organization with members of the Greek Parliament, while the composition of such groups was mostly secret. Reporters United said that it went to the venue to cover the meeting and that, when its presence was noticed, a man closed the curtains at the entrance and recorded the movements of the journalists with a mobile phone. Nevertheless, it reported that it identified Adonis Georgiadis, Thanos Plevris, Niki Kerameus, Kostas Karagounis, and Stavros Kalafatis, as well as MPs Kostas Tsiaras, Andreas Nikolakopoulos, Dimitris Markopoulos, and Diamantis Golidakis. According to the publication, among those present were also the mayor of Vari - Voula - Voulagmeni Grigoris Konstantellos, PASOK MP Pavlos Christidis, and independent MP Giannis Kontis, who had been elected with the Spartans. The outlet also recorded the presence of businessman and major shareholder of PAOK Theocharis Karipidis, former CEO of the Superfund and SKAI Grigoris Dimitriadis, and actress Mimi Denisi. Reporters United claimed that the Israel Allies Foundation had close ties with the Israeli far-right and noted that its founder, Benny Elon, had supported the annexation of Palestinian territories and the "voluntary transfer" of Palestinians outside of Palestine. It added that the Israeli Minister of Technology Gila Gamliel was invited, and that in October 2023, the Israeli Ministry of Information had proposed the expulsion of 2.2 million Palestinians from Gaza, while she was a minister. The outlet reported that it did not receive a response from the Israel Allies Foundation when it asked about the composition of the Greek parliamentary group. It also said that the day after the meeting, the heads of the organization and entrepreneur Irini Karipidi met in Parliament with Kostas Tsiaras, whom it described as the head of the group. According to the publication, Israeli media reported that the Greek Parliament had established a group of MPs for Israel, without a corresponding press release issued by the Parliament. #ΝΔ #Ισραήλ #γενοκτονία (translated)

Nikos Androulakis departs for Brussels focused on political developments against the government and SYRIZA, while commenting on the dismissal of the American ambassador and denouncing the fierce defense of oligopolistic interests to the detriment of the public interest. #ΠαΣοΚ #Ανδρουλάκης #Πολιτική (translated)

Chris Avramidis commented on the departure of Kimberley Guilfoyle, accusing the Mitsotakis government of not asking her to retract offensive remarks about Greeks. He noted that suicides had increased by 35% during that period and criticized the ambassador for her stance towards the Greek people. Avramidis claimed that the Vertical Corridor would serve the sale of American liquefied natural gas in Europe, benefiting American multinationals and Greek oligarchs, while consumers would pay higher prices. He also linked the case to a report from the Wall Street Journal, which stated that AKTOR paid $160,000 to a lobbyist who illegally participated in official meetings with Guilfoyle, while she was promoting the company to governments in the Balkans. He accused the Greek media of not sufficiently covering the issue and asked why SKAI withdrew a related publication, suggesting that the decision might be connected to the business interests of shipowner Alafouzos. He also claimed that Guilfoyle had threatened that the Greek government could fall and compared this reasoning to the Apostasy of 1965 and the junta of 1967. Finally, Avramidis estimated that AKTOR might lose money and accused Kyriakos Mitsotakis of potentially offsetting losses with direct assignments. He linked the company to the Tempi incident, criticizing the delays in restoring railway signals and the attribution of responsibility to a stationmaster. #Ελλάδα #πολιτική #ενέργεια (translated)

Jack wrote that there were rumors that Greek entrepreneurs had bribed the American ambassador in exchange for political and economic favors, something that, according to the rumors, led to her resignation. He argued that the Olympiacos Basketball Club had no connection to the case, despite the ambassador's repeated appearances at SEF together with the team owners, and described the visits as coincidental. #φήμες #παραίτηση #καλαθοσφαίριση (translated)

Kostas Vaxevanis wrote that politicians in Greece who had been photographed with the US ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle may remove the photos and reconsider their memories. He argued that their visits had no substantial institutional content but referred to the doctrine of ambassador John Purifoy, whom he described as a person who managed political affairs in Greece. He added that the stance of politicians towards the Greek dimension of "Guilfoyle Gate" would show whether their photo ops expressed submission. #ΚιμπερλιΓκιλφόιλ #Πολιτική #Ελλάδα (translated)

Nikolaos Apellaios II wrote that some began to understand, as he claimed, the purpose of the attack against the former US ambassador to Greece, which led to her removal, late. He associated the case with the "vertical corridor" and used offensive language for those who, in his opinion, were slow to make this connection. He added that he did not characterize them like this out of arrogance or superiority, but because he believed the label suited them. #Καλημέρα #Ελλάδα #Πολιτική (translated)

Kimberly Guilfoyle is dismissed from her position as the U.S. ambassador to Greece after 11 months in office, in a sudden development linked to allegations of financial misconduct and Donald Trump's desire to distance himself from her before the midterm elections. #ΚίμπερλιΓκίλφοϊλ #ΝτόναλντΤραμπ #Διπλωματία (translated)

Chris Avramidis argued that Kimberley Guilfoyle's farewell text revealed that her mission in Greece aimed to serve American interests. He stated that she presented deals for the export of American liquefied natural gas through the Vertical Corridor, the expansion of opportunities for American businesses and investments, and the strengthening of American energy influence and leadership in Southeast Europe as successes. Avramidis described the Vertical Corridor as detrimental to Greek households, whether it is implemented at 50% or 10% by Greek brokers. He argued that hundreds of millions of euros would be directed towards American interests, instead of reducing the energy burden for households, and said that the project was presented as aid to Ukraine, while, according to him, it represented a profitable business opportunity for companies seeking to expand their influence. He also claimed that Guilfoyle threatened that the Greek government could be overthrown if it did not meet the desires of the U.S., and compared this logic to what, he said, happened in 1965 and 1967. He also referred to published allegations that she was asking for bribes and argued that her departure was not enough as a response. He raised the issue of democratic legitimacy, asking who decided that the needs of Greek households had to be subordinated to American interests, and mentioned, along with American multinationals, the large contractor AKTOR. #Γκιλφόιλ #αμερικη #Γκιλφόιλ #αμερικανική_κυριαρχία #Ελλάδα (translated)

Aretí Athanasiou mentioned that the White House Press Secretary, Ms. Zakaria, said that Ambassador Gilfoyle was asked to resign, while calling her a valuable member of the team and wishing her well. Athanasiou commented that, despite the wishes, the departure seemed like a sudden expulsion, and added that she was thinking of Argiro. #ΛευκόςΟίκος #πολιτική #παραίτηση (translated)

Chris Avramidis wrote that Kimberly Guilfoyle was resigning and accused the government of not asking her to retract offensive remarks about the Greeks. He claimed that government officials were willing to sacrifice everything for the dollar and that the country would pay dearly for the natural gas that would be imported from afar, to the benefit of multinationals, leaving, as he said, the homes cold. Avramidis stated that for several weeks, Guilfoyle's actions had revealed what was happening behind closed doors, mentioning lobbyists, secret meetings, threats of dictatorship if Greece did not procure fuel from the USA, and Greek brokers. He also criticized the mainstream media for, in his opinion, avoiding mentioning Exarchou and Aktor, even though these names, as he wrote, were at the center of an investigation about Greece published by the Wall Street Journal. He asked why SKAI took down a news story and why other systemic media reported the story without mentioning the major contractor. At the same time, he argued that businessmen who appeared as competitors could quickly coordinate when financial interests were at stake. He said that Guilfoyle, whom he described as a former ambassador, provided lessons through her messages on how such agreements were made. He added that the government spokesman tried to defend her, even though she, as he claimed, had ridiculed the Greeks with an inhumane analogy. Finally, he mentioned that even if Aktor's business agreement failed, the company could be awarded a direct contract with public money. He wrote that the project would be delayed for years and that, in the end, those responsible could blame the stationmaster. #Τεμπη #Γκιλφόιλ #Κυβέρνηση #ΜΜΕ #ΔημόσιαΣφαίρα (translated)

A new political project, which could potentially evolve into a party, is being organized by former members of "Hope for Democracy," simultaneously requesting diplomatic intervention from the Greek government for the replacement of the American ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle. #ΝέοΚόμμα #Πολιτική #Καραστιάνου (translated)