Theodoros Tenezos, der Eigentümer eines griechischen Vertriebsunternehmens für Stahlprodukte, beginnt die zweite Woche seines Hungerstreiks. Er protestiert dagegen, dass die griechische Wettbewerbsbehörde seine Beschwerde gegen griechische Stahlhersteller abgelehnt hatte. Herr Tenezos hat vor dem Gebäude der Behörde ein Camp eingerichtet.
Laut GCR äussert er sich wie folgt:
We have filed a complaint against the steel cartel [...] We have denounced a vertical system, which monitors the entire market, and which also monitors all steel that enters the country, and allows whoever they decide to remain in the market.
We directed our comments to [Greece's Competition Commission], we made a complaint, and [because nothing happened] we chose this extreme method of protest. Big business, together with government and all its mechanisms, have driven the people to have no confidence.
I believe that this extreme form of protest has found a great deal of support in Greece and also abroad, I believe, and it has touched many people – students, middle-aged people – I find it very moving that people come here and tell me their problems; they give me strength, they try to support me in any way they can.
I have started to feel at my wits’ end [since beginning the strike], but the support of ordinary people and all the messages of support I receive give me a great deal of strength to continue what I’ve started. Up to this point, as far as I’m aware, the Competition Commission – which I am right outside, doing my hunger strike – says that it’s an issue which has nothing to do with them.
I have filed a lawsuit against the president of the competition authority, Mr Zissimopoulos…for misuse of power, for criminal actions, for illegal actions according to the Greek code of practice, and his conflict of interest, and I have referred to the Greek courts as well as the European Community in order to get justice. They say this matter has nothing to do with them.
“From both the competition authority and the country, we ask for our case to be reopened, we ask them to identify the hard-core steel cartel which exists in our country, to protect the victims of the cartel and of the monopolies in Greece.
Quelle: Global Competition Review.
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