ND riles opposition with proposed appointment at public broadcaster

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Media, New Democracy, SYRIZA
Photo by Panayiotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos
Photo by Panayiotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

The government has moved ahead with the removal of the head of the Competition Commission and three board members despite protests from the opposition, which has also attacked New Democracy over its choice for the senior positions at Greece’s public broadcaster, ERT.

Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis confirmed on Monday that he has signed the necessary paperwork to end prematurely the tenure of Vassiliki Thanou as the head of the watchdog after the government passed legislation with retroactive force that bans ...

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