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Greek State Minister: TV Station Licenses Auction Within Timetable

"We are on schedule for the broadcasting licenses and the auction will take place by the end of August," State Minister Nikos Pappas said on state broadcaster ERT. Pappas spoke of Greek television as having a "sinful history" of corruption...

Greek Television License Law Will Not Be Rescinded Despite EC Concerns

State Minister Nikos Pappas said that the government's shakeup of television licenses is the correct route to follow in response to a question in Greek Parliament by socialist PASOK MP Andreas Loverdos. In his question, addressing concerns expressed by...

Varoufakis Reacts to Criticism on the 1-Year Anniversary of the Greek Referendum

A year since the anniversary of the Greek Referendum on July 5, 2015, when Greeks rejected the terms of the bailout conditions that were subsequently imposed on the country anyway, American economist James Galbraith explained Plan B for Greece that had been drafted...

Minister of State Nikos Pappas Praises Submission of Bids in TV License Tender

With the successful conclusion of the first stage in a tender process for granting television content licenses and the submission of 11 bids by the 3 p.m. deadline, the government is one step closer to fulfilling one of SYRIZA's...

Greek Gov't in Dispute with TV Channel Owners Over Licensing

State Minister Nikos Pappas is in dispute with television channel owners over the new licensing procedures the Greek government is trying to pass. The Greek government has taken away the authority of the independent National Radio and Television Council and...

Black Anniversary: One Year Since the Referendum and Capital Controls

On the morning of June 26, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras invited his entourage of ministers to the 25th floor of the hotel where the Greek delegation to Brussels was staying. Ahead of the European Council, his ministers - Nikos...

State Minister Pappas: A High Price to Pay if UK Chooses Brexit

If Britain votes to leave the European Union it would be a very negative development, State Minister Nikos Pappas said on Wednesday, as he opened his speech at an Economist conference in Athens. He said even the fact that a...

Greek-French State Ministers Discuss Bilateral Issues in Paris

Relations between Greece and France, particularly in the economic sector were discussed in a meeting between State Minister Nikos Pappas and French counterpart Harlem Desir in Paris. The two men discussed economic issues as part of the “Strategic Partnership for...

Government Unveils Online Media Register With Basic Details of News Websites

An online media register that will include the basic details of news websites was unveiled by the State Minister Nikos Pappas on Tuesday, as part of the company’s efforts to increase transparency in the sector. According to the law, websites...

Gerovasili: We will Cut the 'Umbilical Cord' Between Media Owners and the State

The government was creating a modern, healthy and transparent framework for the operation of the media in Greece, while cutting the "umbilical cord" between the state and bankrupt media owners, government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili said on Sunday, speaking at...