Reissues the Greek public broadcaster ERT – Deutsche Welle Spanish

The reopening of the broadcaster ERT was one of the election promises of the government of Alexis Tsipras, the leftist Syriza, which came to power in January. Plus three TV channels, ERT has several radio stations. The Greek parliament voted in April restitution channel. In a statement, the Federation of Greek Broadcasting (POSPERT) noted that “on June 11 is a day for commemoration not for holding (…) democracy (…) and the dignity of people. “

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June 11, 2013, the sudden decision of the conservative New Democracy party to close the radio and television channel It led to the departure of the coalition government of its junior partner, the Democratic Left Party. ERT replacing a new station, Nerit far fewer people opened, and 2,600 people were dismissed. The decision was criticized at the time also internationally.

The logo of Nerit, running from May 2014, was replaced again by the ERT. All former employees of ERT who so wished were reinstated. Adding to the 800 journalists and technicians Nerit, now the staff is about 1,650 people. The new station is financed by a monthly rate of three euros per household.

The tension remains however in Athens, where a group of communist union PAME members held this morning the Ministry of Finance. Trade unionists unfurled on the facade a canvas with the inscription: “We bled enough! We’ve paid enough! “In the afternoon there is provided a demonstration of public employees against savings plans of the government of Tsipras.

Process” on track “

However, the EU is cautious optimism shown. German Chancellor Angela Merkel found Greece today will continue to work with “stress and under pressure” in the coming days to find a solution with its international creditors to allow the release of 7,200 million euros of the rescue. “There is a willingness to work with the three institutions and that we have to take advantage,” Merkel said on arrival at the summit between the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).

Merkel, Hollande and Tsipras, June 10 in Brussels.

On The French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said today that negotiations with Greece “things have moved in the right direction” with the meeting last night between the Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and French President Francois Hollande, in Brussels. “The political and technical dialogue has resumed, which should enable us to progress in the coming days,” he told a press conference Sapin, who acknowledged that taking into account the deadlines for closing a commitment no rush, but also that the process “is on track”.

ER (dpa, efe)