The Greek public television remains closed - La Vanguardia

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Athens (EFE). – The sign of the Greek public broadcaster is still not reset despite the decision of the administrative supreme court last night ordered the immediate start of the broadcasts. The Court judge issued a preliminary injunction requiring the immediate resumption of the signal and provides that ERT will remain open until there is a new public television operation.

crisis meeting held last night by the coalition partners, there was, however, the tripartite consensus on how to interpret this injunction. Greek Finance Minister Yannis Sturnaras, who this morning is meeting the leaders of the troika, to address this dispute, said last night that for him there is no doubt that the court’s decision allows the closure of public television.

“The Council of State (administrative court) approves the closure of ERT. Court also ordered the Minister of Finance and Deputy Media Manager to take all necessary measures so that public broadcasting has emissions until you create a new body” said Sturnaras. Asked by reporters when public broadcasting start emissions, said that “as soon as possible”.

The question of whether the creation of a new public body must materialize from the close of the current or become fully operational this has become the most controversial point of the coalition partners, who only last night managed postponed to Wednesday discussion. “The decision of the State Council said that no government has the right to suspend the Constitution, which provides for the operation of a public broadcaster,” said Social Democrat leader Evangelos Venizelos.

“The State Council’s decision requires the immediate start of ERT emissions,” he said, for his part, the leader of the moderate left Dimar, Fotis Kuvelis. Meanwhile, the public broadcasting headquarters still occupied by its staff that maintains its continuous news programming broadcast by internet thanks to the support it has offered the European Broadcasting Union. For this afternoon, students have planned a march to the headquarters of ERT in Athens in solidarity with the workers.