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State Min Pappas on TV License Tender: 'I Think We Have Operated Under the Provisions of the Constitution'

Speaking about the TV licenses to ANA's radio station Praktorio 104.9 FM, State Minister Nikos Pappas on Tuesday said: "We are expecting the decisions. Meanwhile, we are proceeding as we have planned. The tender has been completed, and it...

State Council to Hold Its Third Session on Tuesday

The Council of State’s plenum will hold its third session on Tuesday afternoon, to consider the appeals of television channels against a recent auction of four TV licenses behind closed doors, sources said. The judges last Friday failed to conclude...

Greek State Council Examines Legality of TV License Auction on Wednesday and Friday

The Greek State Council, the highest administrative court of the country, is set to convene on Wednesday and Friday to review the constitutionality of the recent competition that the government had carried out to limit the number of national...

Judges Annoyed on State Council's Suspension of TV License Session

Nikos Sakellariou, president of Greece's Council of State, issued an unusual statement on Friday following a brief meeting of judges on crucial matters concerning the legislative framework for Greece's TV licenses. The president of Greece's highest court said that...

State Council Denies Motion to Suspend TV License Tender

The number of national broadcasters will be reduced to four as planned by the government following the decision by the Council of State on Friday to reject nine requests for a suspension to the controversial TV license tender. President of...

State Council Rejects Media Appeal for Delays to TV License Procedure

Television channels that appealed to Greece's top administrative court over a law passed in October to reduce the number of nationwide TV stations to four sought an injunction from the State Council so that the procedure could be delayed...