Greece's prime minister, Antonis Samaras, has offered to reopen a pared-down version of the state broadcaster under temporary management and reshuffle the cabinet, a government official said on Monday, to try to defuse a political crisis and avoid a snap election. ERT's abrupt closure last week, carried out in the name of austerity to please EU an...

After more than three hours of talks late Monday, Samaras’ center-left minority coalition partners said talks would resume Wednesday on exactly how to keep state broadcasts going until ERT is replaced by a new public entity. Earlier Monday, the Council of State issued a provisional ruling that the government decree shutting off ERT’s signal last w...

Council of State has adjudicated that ERT trade union's legal appeal for a temporary order against the ministerial decision has a legal basis, until the final decision in September next. The decision concerns the radio and television stations and the web page but not "Radiotelevision" magazine. CoS also assigns to ministers S.Kedikoglou and G. Stou...

“I think the methods implemented in the case of ERT shut down, bring to mind the totalitarian and dictatorial methods of Poutin and Ahmadinejad.” he stated in his interview. “There is no doubt that reforms are needed, but the question is how these reforms are to be implemented” he said. Daniel Cohn-Bendit underlined the need for a solution to be fo...

Panhellenic Federation of Radio Television Unions (POSPERT) president Panayiotis Kalfagiannis stated: «NERIT» signal is being broadcasted against the law». «EBU acknowledges Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation – ERT as the only Greek public radio and television broadcaster». He also accused the Greek government of employing a network of private compa...

The meeting is being held in circumstances that allow scenarios about early elections, as Mr. Samaras appears adamant in his positions concerning ERT and is "throwing the glove" at the government partners, underlining that asking for steps backward to be taken is hypocritical on their behalf, reminding that all political leaders approved the elimin...

Mr. Venizelos appears especially annoyed by the lessons in responsibility and reform determination, replying that reforms demand planning, preparation and respect for institutions and procedures. In a party announcement, replying to the Prime Minister's speech in Nafplio, they are speaking of rough and fragmentary moves in order to impress, violati...

DIMAR announcement We have made it clear since the first moment that we are considering this as a democracy issue and that we are opposed to the solution chosen, which is not a reform but an insult to the meaning of this word, since it connects it with authoritarianism. The only solution is the withdrawal of the Legislative Act, the immediate re-fu...

The Prime Minister added: "Obviously we have no dispute with the employees of ERT. It is not them which are our problem. Besides, many of them will be hired again, yet, on merit criteria this time. And thay will all be generously compensated. The problem are the 'circuits' that paracited the public broadcaster without actually serving it. And they...