On April 29th the Greek Parliament adopted a law re-instating the country’s public broadcaster ERT: on May 12th the government appointed its Board of Directors.
Following a call for candidates, 153 people sent in their CV. Songwriter Dionysis Tsaknis was appointed ERT chairman and journalist Lambis Tagmatarhis, managing director. He held the same job at ERT between 2010 and 2012.
In 2013 the sudden closure of the Greek public broadcaster for economic reasons, shocked people everywhere. ERT will replace Nerit (which took the place of the ERT after its 2013 closure). Also, as the parliamentary bill indicated, the 2,550 workers made redundant can return to the channel if they choose. The law states that “ERT will cost €60 million a year … This will be funded by the license fee fixed at €3 per month.”
ERT should return to the screens on June 11th.
Sources: cdt.ch, greece.grellreporter.com, internazionale.it et satellifax
