(ANSA-AFP) - ATHENS, MAY 3 - The wife of a Greek journalist murdered two years ago believes the profession is imperilled in her country, which remains the European Union's worst performer in a press freedom ranking published on Wednesday. Giorgos Karaivaz, a 52-year-old reporter who specialised in covering crime and corruption, was shot dead in broad daylight outside his Athens home by a balaclava-clad man on April 9, 2021. The killer fired more than 10 bullets before fleeing with his accomplice on a motorcycle. The murder sparked condemnation from the European Commission, journalists' unions and human rights organisations. Karaivaz's assassination "shows that journalists are in danger" in Greece, his wife, Statha Alexandropoulou-Karaivaz, told AFP in an interview. In the 2023 World Press Freedom Index compiled by NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and released on Wednesday, Greece languishes in 107th place on a list of 180 countries -- the lowest-ranked EU nation for a second year running. In a statement on Wednesday, the conservative Greek government said there was a "clear lack of rudimentary objectivity" in the criteria used by RSF.

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