June 12, 2013
ATHENS, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Greece's government announced on Tuesday the immediate shutdown of the national television and radio broadcaster ERT as of Tuesday midnight local hour and its reopening with a pared-down staff in the future.
The decision, made in the context of austerity and reform policies implemented to tackle the debt crisis, has sparked strong reactions from press unions, trade unions, political parties, as well as approximately 2,700 employees currently working at ERT's four nationwide television channels and 28 radio stations.
"The government has decided to close the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT). It will be replaced by a modern television and audio broadcaster as soon as possible," Greek government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou said in a televised address on Tuesday afternoon.
ATHENS, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Greece's government announced on Tuesday the immediate shutdown of the national television and radio broadcaster ERT as of Tuesday midnight local hour and its reopening with a pared-down staff in the future.
The decision, made in the context of austerity and reform policies implemented to tackle the debt crisis, has sparked strong reactions from press unions, trade unions, political parties, as well as approximately 2,700 employees currently working at ERT's four nationwide television channels and 28 radio stations.
"The government has decided to close the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT). It will be replaced by a modern television and audio broadcaster as soon as possible," Greek government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou said in a televised address on Tuesday afternoon.
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