| Series Title | EurActiv |
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| Series Details | 12.06.13 |
| Publication Date | 12/06/2013 |
| Content Type | News |
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The Greek government announced the surprise closure with immediate effect of its state broadcaster ERT on the 11 June 2013, in a desperate move to slash public sector jobs and meet the terms of a bailout imposed by the Troika of international creditors – the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Thousands of Greeks participating in a 24-hour general strike joined a peaceful protest on the 13 June 2013 outside the headquarters of ERT as the public broadcaster continued streaming live coverage over the internet in defiance of a government decree shutting it down. The political mood stayed tense after a government spokesman announced that Antonis Samaras, the centre-right premier, would not meet the socialist and leftwing leaders in his cross-party coalition, who both opposed the closure on the 10 June 2013. Some talked about the need for a further election if the coalition broke up. However, the Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras dismissed on the 16 June 2013 to talk of an early election over the abrupt closure of the state broadcaster. On the 17 June 2013 Greece's top administrative court - the Council of State - upheld Mr Samaras's plan to replace ERT with a new broadcaster later in 2013 but backed the position of the other coalition partners that the signal must be restored in the interim. |
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| Source Link | http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/greece-shuts-public-tv-eu-pressu-news-528498 |
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| Countries / Regions | Greece |
