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Uncomfortable questions regarding TV auction mount for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsregarding the recent auction for TV licences, which the coalition has held up as a shining example... against the tender by the existing TV channels, most of whom failed to win permits in the recent... to rubber stamp the tender. A second controversial aspect to the TV permits auction has emerged this week
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TV licencing becomes key political battleground after court verdict
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter suffering the blow of seeing its centrepiece legislation on TV licences being shot down... a new ESR board so it can launch a new tender for TV licences that will not be blocked... the government save some face and prove that it is determined to regulate the TV sector. “We’ll see now whether
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Greece's 2015 budget: A breakdown of all the key figures
EconomyMacroeconomyimprovement in liquidity as well as the further positive impact on budget figures from the strong GDP rebound... a positive impact on general government fiscal figures of 852 million (0.47 percent of GDP) in 2013
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Approach to protests, policing poses a new quandary for government
PoliticsGreek Politicsis certainly one where the conservatives feel they can eat away at the strong support for the government... Paraskevopoulos indicated on Friday in comments to ANT-1 TV that he agreed with the points made by Panousis... portfolio from the Interior Ministry to the Justice Ministry amid concerns that Panousis
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Parties gear up for vote on bill permitting private universities
PoliticsGreek Politicsby leftist SYRIZA’s strong opposition to the reform, especially given that PASOK will be competing... admitted that his government had handled the TV permits tender and the investigation into the Novartis... before receiving an email from the Interior Ministry regarding the postal vote. The inference
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Strong public support for farmers adds to pressure on PM for more measures
PoliticsGreek Politics. The latest initiatives are being taken amid apparent strong support from the public for the farmers’ grievances. An opinion poll by Pulse, broadcast on Skai TV on Thursday, indicates that 68 pct of Greeks... there is strong support for the ruling party, as most of the protesting farmers are thought to be New
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PM touts strong economy and housing measures but voters focus on everyday worries
PoliticsGreek Politics. New Democracy maintains a strong lead in opinion polls, but large segments of voters have been underwhelmed by the government’s economic measures to date and express strong support for the farmers... sounding by ALCO for Alpha TV shows New Democracy with 23.6 pct of voting intentions, more than twice
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After joy of TV permit auction, Tsipras faces programme restrictions
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the representatives of the four firms that were successful in last week’s TV licence auction... Nikos Pappas, who has overseen the whole process of regulating the TV market. It is clear, however... disposal. The prime minister, however, will want to maximise the political benefit from the TV tender
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After TV permits setback, scrutiny of State Minister Pappas intensifies
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the wake of the failed TV permit tender that he oversaw. It was reported recently that Pappas travelled... that the government will launch a new effort to regulate the TV sector. In an interview with Le Figaro newspaper... licencing procedure. In a TV interview in Greece on Tuesday night, Pappas welcomed New Democracy proposing
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Name issue and auction targets make waves in domestic politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis matter. Speaking to ANT-1 TV on Wednesday, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis said that Kammenos’s... in Sunday acknowledging the strong turnout in Thessaloniki and declaring that he sympathised... on Tuesday to Skai TV, shadow defence minister Vassilis Kikilias suggested that New Democracy would
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