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Economy
Venizelos' Reward For Backing Samaras
PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos, who withdrew his opposition to the closure of ERT, will see a number of his party's officials named ministers by Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras who is planning to shake up his Cabinet in...
events
ERT Employees: We Won't Give Up
Famous Greek rock singer, Vasilis Papakonstantinou, will sing on the evening of June 21 in front of the building of ERT, participating in the events in support of the Greek Broadcasting Corporation.
ERT employees answer to the agreement that the...
Economy
Greek Market Ends Down by Political Strife
Greek stocks tumble 6.1% on Friday weighed down by political strife as the junior partner in Greece΄s ruling coalition, Democratic Left, says it΄s quitting the government over the closure of state broadcaster ERT.
Athens΄ benchmark equity index has now lost...
Economy
Kouvelis Pulls DIMAR From Greek Coalition
Democratic Left (DIMAR) chief Fotis Kouvelis on June 21 said that he is yanking his tiny group from the uneasy Greek coalition led by Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras, who said he will now rule...
Economy
ND-PASOK Alliance For Greece
After blaming the dominant New Democracy (ND) Conservatives and PASOK Socialists for creating Greece's crushing economic crisis, and after raging protests, strikes and riots against them for three years, Greeks are set to be governed by a power-sharing partnership...
Greece
Coalition Talks Off, No Deal On ERT as Kouvelis Leaves Greek Government
A third meeting this week between Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the New Democracy Conservative leader, and his reluctant partners, PASOK Socialist chief Evangelos Venizelos and Democratic Left (DIMAR) head Fotis Kouvelis, failed to reach agreement late on June...
Greece
In Vienna, Samaras Says All Is Well
With his fragile coalition on the verge of breaking up over his decree to shut down the national broadcaster ERT without consulting his partners or the Parliament, Greek Prime Minister told European Union leaders during a lightning visit to...
Economy
Another Greek Coalition Showdown Set
For third time this week, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will try to persuade his reluctant coalition partners, PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos and Fotis Kouvelis of Democratic Left (DIMAR,) to go along with his closure of the national broadcaster...
Greece
High Noon in Greece: Samaras Fires Blanks
A good lawyer knows that you never ask a question unless you already know the answer. A good leader would know never to accuse someone of wrongdoing when they have a bag of evidence that you were in on...
Greece
Video Captures ERT Workers Anguish
The journalist Yorgos Avgeropoulos has released a video showing the tension and worry among ERT workers when it was suddenly announced on June 11, with five minutes notice that all 2,656 of them were being fired and the state...