Athens: State-run television channels in Greece remained off-air on Tuesday as the government scrambled to deal with a storm of protest over its decision to shut down public broadcaster ERT.
A meeting late Monday between conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his centre-left coalition partners ended inconclusively.
A new meeting has been called for Wednesday to determine whether Samaras will have to reverse his controversial June 11 decision to shut down ERT with the loss of nearly 2,700 jobs to save money.
Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, who is overseeing ERT's liquidation, on Monday told reporters that a new public broadcaster would be up and running "as soon as possible".
Facing a rift in his government that could even lead to early elections, Samaras reportedly offered on Monday to reshuffle the cabinet to placate his partners.
According to the state-run Athens News Agency, the government is working on a plan to get some news broadcasts back on air temporarily.
Samaras has refused to reinstate ERT under its previous format, claiming that the company cost 300 million euros ($400 million) a year for an overall viewer rating of four percent, less than half of its private competitors.
Samaras is under pressure by Greece's bailout lenders to meet the terms of a massive 240 billion euro (321 billion dollar) bailout for the country.
A meeting late Monday between conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his centre-left coalition partners ended inconclusively.
A new meeting has been called for Wednesday to determine whether Samaras will have to reverse his controversial June 11 decision to shut down ERT with the loss of nearly 2,700 jobs to save money.
Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, who is overseeing ERT's liquidation, on Monday told reporters that a new public broadcaster would be up and running "as soon as possible".
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Facing a rift in his government that could even lead to early elections, Samaras reportedly offered on Monday to reshuffle the cabinet to placate his partners.
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According to the state-run Athens News Agency, the government is working on a plan to get some news broadcasts back on air temporarily.
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Samaras has refused to reinstate ERT under its previous format, claiming that the company cost 300 million euros ($400 million) a year for an overall viewer rating of four percent, less than half of its private competitors.
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Samaras is under pressure by Greece's bailout lenders to meet the terms of a massive 240 billion euro (321 billion dollar) bailout for the country.
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