“Let us and the citizens know whom it belongs to, before and above all, every medium that exactly the money goes.”
The government will be mandatory to be mandatory to publish the publication of state declarations in the regional press in order to strengthen its viability. The announcement made by the Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister Paul Marinakis, At the hearing of the bodies, the parliamentary committee processing the draft law “Enhancing publicity and transparency in the print and electronic type – institutions of Law 5005/2022 and Law 3548/2007 and other provisions”.
“The government has decided to give a permanent character to the mandatory publications of state publications in the regional press. We have already agreed the relevant provision with the Ministry of Development and Minister Takis Theodorikakos and it is expected to come to Parliament in the coming weeks. This is a political choice, a practical support for the printed regional type and enhancement of its viability, “the deputy minister told the prime minister. “The core of interest in the regional press and its main prerequisite for its viability is the mandatory publication of state declarations in their prints. If this stops, it is certain that a large proportion of these forms will be in danger of being closed. Beyond that, the publication of a state declaration in the Region’s forms enhances the transparency of public works execution procedures, since, among other things, it makes information accessible to the whole population, “said Marinakis, who reminded that the compulsory publication of the public proclamations in 2016. Extensions given by the state, the last of which ends 31.12.2025. The government no longer chooses the extension, the minister told the prime minister, but will support the regional press in practice. Mr Marinakis informed the bodies and members of the Parliamentary Committee that after the adoption of the publication of the declarations, the preparation of a comprehensive amendment of Law 3548/2007 “registration of publications by public bodies in the Prefecture and Local Press and Other Proposals” will begin.
The government spokesman said that Law 5005/2022, which provided for the establishment of electronic print and electronic registries, was a law that “established a transparency regime, in ownership and managerial staff“, Which incorporated and pushed forms and websites in the registers. This transparency is reinforced by the amendments discussed by Parliament today, said Pavlos Marinakis, noting that the government is a tuition issue to strengthen transparency, “Let us and the citizens know whom it belongs, before and above all, every means, which exactly goes the money of all state aid and every advertisement and who is responsible for the content and operation of a form or website“, As he typically said. The government, also noted, insists on ensuring jobs and reduce bureaucracy for SMEs, but with reinforcement of law controls.
‘TThe bill we suggest today is the first of a number of important legislative and institutional interventions in the media scope, which we will promote within 2025“, Mr Marinakis said, stating that in collaboration with the associations, even more targeted interventions will be made for the industry and the workers.
As in the context of hearing bodies, many complaints about state advertisements were heard, the deputy minister in the prime minister said that “until recently, in recent years and relatively recent”, there were many complaints about failure to comply with the framework. “What we have done is the control, through ‘Patithea’ (the platform for the approved advertising programs of public and the wider public sector), where those who run the programs are obliged, then to report a record of the ads. I pledge to see what else we can do for the control mechanism and for sanctions, if an advertising program is completed and the percentages are not adhered to, depending on the media“, Said the minister.