IMF denies imposed a closure on public television in Greece - Informador.com.mx

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• bailout requires the implementation of structural reforms and savings

• From the official close on Wednesday, workers kept busy ERT headquarters in Athens, where broadcast online information space

name=”HOTWordsTxt”> WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES (20/JUN/2013.) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) refused to impose the closure of Greece’s public television as part of the bailout package that requires the implementation of structural reforms and savings.

“Recent decisions affecting society are government broadcasting,” said Gerry Rice, spokesman for the Fund his biweekly press briefing.

Rice added that within the international program involving the IMF together with its partners in the troika (the European Central Bank and European Commission) provides “a reform of the public administration “.

” But it makes no specific recommendations about decisions involving public companies, “noted international agency spokesman.

leaders intend Greek tripartite coalition meet tonight to try to overcome the government crisis triggered after the close of the public broadcaster ERT by the Prime Minister Andonis Samaras, enacted last week.

From the official close last Wednesday, the keep workers occupied the headquarters of ERT in Athens, where internet-broadcast by means of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) – an informative program continued.

ERT had a staff of about two 700 thousand workers.

Both the EBU and various representatives of international politics, including President of the European Parliament, Martin Schultz, today called on Samaras to reconsider its decision.

Although the administrative supreme court Monday issued a preliminary injunction by which ERT emissions should resume with immediate effect, this has not happened so far, the refusal of the Prime Minister, the conservative Samaras.