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Athens, May 11 (EFE) .- The employees dismissed from the Greek public broadcaster ERT came today for the first time in two years in the building where they worked, after being approved the law provides for reinstatement and reopening of the chain.

Convened by the platform ERT dismissed workers, former employees and supporters gathered early in the morning before the doors of the building, in which entered peacefully and in an atmosphere of celebration shouting slogans as “ERT is open, is the voice of every fighter.”

The ERT closed its doors in 2013, in a unilateral decision of the government of conservative Andonis Samaras which it caused a huge media stir popular inside and outside the country.

Some of the dismissed workers then created the “ERT Open” which has continued to issue on a self.

platform “It is a victory, a dream come true. Many people have fought for our rights, and I think it is a question of democracy, of common rights and freedom of expression that we have a broadcaster to inform and educate people,” he told Efe Katerina, one of the workers to be reinstated.

In the call, the platform of redundancies had encouraged former employees to return to their places of work from today.

Once inside, held a first informal meeting to discuss issues such as wages and assignments, representing his symbolic return.

Nikos, who until 2013 worked as a camera in ERT, told Efe that ” This is a new beginning of the fight, and the first is that workers immediately recoup their jobs “, after which will be negotiated working conditions.

Meanwhile, the government spokesman, Gavriil Sakelaridis said today that “we must allow time for everything is done as it should do and for the new ERT is a pluralistic public television and in accordance with European standards”.

It is expected that procedures for selection and appointment of the new board are carried out during this week.

According to the law recently passed in Parliament, the ERT will reopen in its old structure of four channels, one of them international and 19 regional radio stations.

It was driven by the new Greek government, led by Alexis Tsipras from the electoral victory of the leftist coalition Syriza in late January.