Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Greek public television broadcasts resumed after two years of silence – Sputnik World

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“It’s a special day for us and for all who appreciate freedom of information “said the presenter of a morning program.

The ERT cut the signal antenna in June 2013. The government took this decision unilaterally saying the move was part of the package of cuts agreed with the troika, although the public media is financed through a fee paid by citizens.

The newly elected Executive stressed that SYRIZA 300 million annual costs will be covered by the fee. Not involve additional expenditure that might have sparked protests from creditors.

Athens had to resort to financial aid from the EU and the IMF after the onset of the debt crisis in 2010. Then he committed a regime of economic austerity and implement reforms in exchange for credits and canceling almost half of the debts to private creditors.

In 2015 the new Greek Prime Minister and leader of the radical left coalition Syriza, Alexis Tsipras announced that loans require creditors troika-the European Central Bank, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund is foregone – that was spent to stabilize sovereign debt and, in part, to ensure public spending.

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