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SYRIZA under fire for TV permit tender, tinkering with watchdog
PoliticsGreek Politics. The dispute over the TV licenses has been brewing for some time as the opposition suspects SYRIZA is trying to favour friendly media groups. The coalition counters that previous governments have allowed TV
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TV permit auction drags on as coalition tries to draw line under ELSTAT controversy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe auction for four broadcasting licenses on Greece’s national digital TV network dragged on into a third day on Thursday, with the results expected by the evening. Originally, the government had... from its efforts to regulate the TV broadcasting market, the government seems to be trying
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Tsipras encounters SYRIZA resistance, waits for court verdict on TV licences
PoliticsGreek Politics-making process. Until now, Pappas had been virtually untouchable but the controversy over the TV... this week on Wednesday to assess whether the tender for TV permits was in line with the country’s
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Reshuffle expectations doused as coalition braces for TV permits ruling
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s governing coalition is on tenterhooks over the imminent verdict on the TV licences tender from the Council of State, which is holding its second session of the week on Wednesday. Should... administration will simply continue its efforts to regulate the TV broadcasting sector if the tender
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Newsletter 417 - 22/03/2024
by opposition parties, who accused the government of using its majority on the panel to suppress vital... by the Interior Ministry, a Greek prosecutor and the country's data protection authority, while several... the upcoming European Parliament elections, and the resignations of a senior Interior Ministry official
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In tight election race, rare TV debate carries element of unknown
PoliticsGreek Politics. A Pulse poll for Action 24 TV on Tuesday was the latest to indicate that the situation remains very
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New Democracy seeks higher ground in escalating TV permits row
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA new chapter in the ongoing saga relating to Greece’s TV licences is due to be written this week, with the government hoping to recover from the blow dealt by the Council of State and New Democracy hoping to inflict further damage on the coalition. A new cross-party attempt to appoint a board
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Newsletter 428 - 21/06/2024
Democracy’s incumbent Kostas Bakoyannis in a surprise result. In a TV interview on Monday night... of the party’s central committee which is scheduled for June 30. In another TV studio, Kasselakis..., as well as in local government and at union level. He told ANT-1 TV that cooperation would have
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The "King of the North" seeking to heal a fractured kingdom
Agorafor the formation of an independent panel to investigate the incident after many years during which... then covered up. The panel delivered a report that was critical of the blame that had been placed...%, a level not seen since 1998. Against this backdrop, even small shifts in political expectations can move
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Parties at loggerheads over inquiry into media handouts
PoliticsGreek Politicsspokesman) has begun its proceedings but the ND deputies, who form a majority on the panel, rejected... people. The panel includes people from various walks of life, including academics based in Greece... as part of the inquiry. SYRIZA had wanted Stelios Petsas, now the alternate interior minister, former
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