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Hahn Says ERT Closing No Blow To Democracy

“Freedom of speech in Greece in not threatened by the closure of ERT,” Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Regional Policy stated, making it clear though that the Troika had not requested the closure of Greece's state-owned public radio and...

Greece Tells Troika Firings On Track

Greece has reportedly told envoys of international envoys that the firing of 2,656 workers at the state broadcaster ERT - suspended by the country's highest court for now - nonetheless still meets the target of shedding public employees by...

Last Ditch Talks For Greek Coalition

While still ignoring a court order to restore the signal of the state broadcaster ERT which he summarily switched off on June 11, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will have another round of urgent talks on June 19 with...

Slovenian Journalists Protest ERT’s Closure

About 500 people, most of them journalists, gathered on June 18 outside the offices of the European Commission and the building which houses the Greek embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia in order to express their solidarity to the workers of...

EU Tells Samaras To Turn On ERT

The European Commission has told Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to abide by an order from the country's highest court which ruled he should immediately restore the national broadcaster ERT he ordered shut down on June 11 and remained...

Pangalos Doesn't Love Venizelos

He's retired and out of the public eye but former PASOK Socialist stalwart Theodoros Pangalos, known for shooting from the hip and sometimes shooting himself in the foot at the same time, just couldn't resist taking shots at the...

Samaras, Troika Talk Taxes, Privatization

Still reeling from a decision by Greece's high court suspending his decision to take the national broadcaster ERT off the air, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was scheduled to talk with officials from the country's international lenders late on...

The Last Thing Greece Needs is a New Crisis

“The last thing Greece needs is the emergence of a new crisis,” the Finnish Vice President of the European Commission, Olli Rehn, stated before the European Commission for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro. As far as ERT is...

Schäuble Comes to Athens, Samaras Goes to Berlin

The Prime Minister of Greece, Antonis Samaras, will be in Berlin on July 3 to participate in the EU Forum on combating youth unemployment. During his stay, he will hold meetings with Chancellor Angela Merkel and other leaders. German Federal...

Greek Court Leaves ERT, Coalition In Limbo

After Greece's highest court effectively overturned his snap decision to shut down the country's national broadcaster ERT, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras faces more crisis talks with his coalition partners who said they saw the ruling as a vindication for...