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Coalition opens up new political front with tender for TV licenses
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government to launch, and oversee, a tender for four national TV licenses. The legislation has been... owners of TV licenses. The opposition has accused the government of adopting an unconstitutional approach by passing responsibility for the issuing of TV licenses to State Minister Nikos Pappas
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Final list of bidders confirmed ahead of contentious auction for TV permits
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe final list of companies that will be competing for the four national TV licenses on the digital... of taxes and social security. The other seven bidders are existing TV stations Ant-1, Alpha, Star, Skai, E TV and two newcomers: One backed by construction firm owner Yiannis Kalogritsas and the other
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New episode in Greek TV drama
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe suspense continues. A high court will hear a case against the government over its TV licensing... the news media. The Council of State’s 16-9 decision on Tuesday to take the complaints of private TV... complicated: A bid winner dropped out and was replaced, and TV companies strafed the government and each
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In absence of deal with lenders, some in SYRIZA keep political options open
PoliticsGreek Politicspersonal view. A little later, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos stressed the personal nature of the view expressed by Skourletis and insisted, given the coalition has 153 out of 300 MPs... of Macedonia for Skai TV, made public on Monday night, shows the gap between New Democracy and SYRIZA
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Newsletter 24 - 24/04/2015
with Mega TV on Wednesday morning Alternate Finance Minister Dimitris Mardas said that the state has... that began this week. However, less than 1.5 hours later, in an interview with Star TV, Mardas said... this strategic “One Belt – One Road” investment puzzle. From Beijing’s point of view, Greece is to become
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Pressure on Greece to stem migrant flow puts strain on EU ties
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece and in other EU countries. If the dominant view in Greece is that the country is being unfairly... to live up to its commitments in terms of controlling its sea border or holding on to refugees... of refugees and migrants to northern and central Europe. EU interior ministers urged Greece to have the hot
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Athens assesses new Turkish government, potential impact on imminent drive for fresh talks
PoliticsForeign Policyhead of MIT, while Yasar Guler was appointed as Defence Minister. Greek view From a Greek perspective... waters, sea zone. In his recent interview with Kathimerini, Mitsotakis added however that these talks... controversial statements regarding the West, like Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, have been removed
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Coalition to focus on constitutional reform after electoral law, as TV tender progresses
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the upcoming bailout review. TV licenses Another issue that serves as a useful distraction for the government is the tender process for the four national TV broadcasting licenses, which entered its... and Mega TV were rejected, while the former leader of ultra-nationalist LAOS and owner of Art TV channel
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Court delivers serious blow over TV permits, gov't vows to fight on
PoliticsGreek Politicsof State deemed that the recent tender leading to four bidders gaining TV licences and existing channels... the government could survive given that it had elevated the importance of the TV permits tender... and that efforts would continue to regulate the TV sector. When the decision was announced on Wednesday
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Reshuffle expected to follow minister's departure in wake of Mati disaster
PoliticsGreek Politicsscheme to demolish illegal buildings in forestland and by the sea would stem the criticism regarding... (ANEL) had announced a boycott of Skai TV and radio due to a disagreement about its coverage. Reshuffle.... For now, Toskas’s duties have passed to Interior Minister Panos Skourletis. This is just a stopgap
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