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  • Greek coalition talks drag on to end TV crisis

    A protester stands in front of the Greek state television ERT headquarters in Athens, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. State TV channels in Greece remained off-air Tuesday as the political storm over the future of public broadcaster ERT rages on despite a court ruling that the prime minister's decision to pull the plug was wrong. The banner on the top reads in Greek "ERT is, and will remain ...

  • Thousands expected at St. Nectarios Greek Fest in Palatine

    Chris Marks and his son Matt Marks, 17, shave the meat used for gyros at the 2012 St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church's annual Greek Fest in ...

  • Angelopoulos’ Interview on “My Greek Drama”

    Gianna Angelopoulos’ interview on the occasion of her book , My Greek Drama, which is best seller in the U.S.A and is sold translated in Greek as well, was not limited only to the Olympic Games in 2004, but made clear statements on the current political and economic situation in Greece. Angelopoulos clarified that she does not attack any politician through her book, but she simply lists ...

  • Greek Coalition ERT Talks Break Off

    A 3 1/2-hour showdown between Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his coalition partners late on June 19 failed to reach an agreement on the court-ordered reopening of the national broadcaster ERT that the government summarily shut down on June 11, and talks will be resumed the night of June 20, leaving the fate of the administration in suspense. PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos ...

  • Greek coalition in emergency talks after shutting down state broadcaster ERT

    eurozone crisis hung over an emergency meeting of the country's coalition leaders on Wednesday as the prime minister, Antonis Samaras, sought to defuse the turmoil that followed hisdecision to shut down ERT, the nation's state-run broadcaster.After 48 hours of high-stakes brinkmanship by his junior partners, Samaras, whose centre-right New Democracy party narrowly won elections last ...


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  • No ERT Solution Coalition Talks Suspended

    Greece's ruling coalition (L-R) PASOK chief Evangelos Venizelos, Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras, and Democratic Left head Fotis Kouvelis haven't been able to reach an agreement on the fate of national broadcaster ERT after two rounds of talks. The will try again the night of June 20. ATHENS - Greece's high drama over the closing of the ...

  • Its Really Not Funny

    Only a year after being elected, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is facing the biggest challenger to his fragile coalition government over his decision to shut down the national broadcaster ERT and fire all its workers, angering his coalition partners. According to fast-breaking news reports, the only issue that remains to be solved in Greece is that of the fate of national broadcaster ERT ...

  • Greek party leaders to meet Thursday over ERT impasse

    PASOK Socialist party leader Evangelos Venizelos (C), junior partner in Greece's ruling coalition, leaves the Prime Minister's office in Athens June 17, ...

  • Big Fires in Crete and Elis

    On June 19, at 13.35 a fire broke out in a greenhouse at Makrimaliana, near the beach of Kokkinos Pyrgos in the Mesara Plain, an illuvial plain in southern Crete. Winds of Beaufort force 6 were blowing in the region making the situation even worse for the firefighters. The fire was put under partial control shortly before 17:00. Ten greenhouses and agricultural areas in Mesara were completely ...

  • Greek PM bids to break deadlock on media

    Announced eight days ago, the shock closure will result in the loss of 2700 jobs and has sparked national and international uproar.Centre-left newspaper Ethnos warned that the coalition allies were "playing with fire" as failure to break the impasse could lead to early elections, the third in a year."No sane person can recommend elections when the country is still waging a fight ...

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