7 However, from the beginning the lack of sufficient funding – despite the provision in Article 6 of Law 4228/2014 granting a special credit for covering its expenses – forced the NPM to significantly limit the range of its activities in relation to its initial planning, a problem that was finally resolved during the second half of 2017. In any case, the Greek Ombudsman will continue, under its special competence as NPM, to assert its judicial-political mission within the field of operation of institutions of restraint per se, establishing the boundaries of their legality, to increase their operating transparency and ensure their accountability. ● —George P. Nikolopoulos Deputy Ombudsman for Human Rights