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Greek television channels: a new beginning with old materials? Brief commentary on the bidding process for broadcast licenses for Greek television channels, concluded in the early hours of Friday 2 September 2016

Greek television channels: a new beginning with old materials? Despina Biri In the early hours of Friday 2 September, the results of the bidding process granting broadcast licenses to four private televisio...

The Failed State of Greek Media - by Dimitra Drakaki

The media landscape in Greece has been described as suffering from a lack of pluralism, whereby a handful of media moguls set the predominant discourses through their newspapers, TV stations, and online outlets. In 2016, Greece finished 89th in the World Press Freedom Index, making it the second-lowest country ranking in the European Union with 80% of the population showing distrust in the country’s TV channels.

The Failed State of Greek Media The media landscape in Greece has been described as suffering from a lack of pluralism, whereby a handful of media moguls set the predominant discours...

Elli Siapkidou, "A few thoughts on the British Referendum":
"The Left needs to regain the debate on Europe. It has been in the defensive too much and unfortunately this referendum result cannot be used to build its case for a better, more socialist and less unequal Europe. There is an urgent need to try to understand what it is that a European Left wants. Is it a stronger European welfare state? Is it a completely different economic model? Is it an increase in Cohesion and Development funds? And then, we need to make this inviting to people. So far, we are losing. We are losing the battles and we are losing the war (see also the disappointing results from Spain’s elections). And meanwhile, with all these nationalistic trends appearing across Europe, it is becoming an ugly place to be"
http://analyzegreece.com/europe/item/450-a-few-thoughts-on-the-british-referendum

Illustration: Enrico Bertuccioli


Elli Siap

A few thoughts on the British referendum Elli Siapkidou On 23 June, the majority of the British population, 51.8% voted against Britain remaining in the European Union (EU), after being a mem...

The Greek government manipulates the Asylum Appeals Committees
On the 16-6-2016, with a last minute amendment, the Greek Government changes the composition of the Asylum Appeals Committees, because the existing ones were not sending refugees back to Turkey, as the implementation of the EU-Turkey refugee deal imposes. This is a disgraceful intervention and some members the existing Asylum Appeals Committees explain about it.:

"Managing legal issues by use of political priorities raises many questions about the future of the asylum system in Greece, the protection of human rights and the rule of law. For us, it is apparent that the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement is incompatible with the guarantees of the existing asylum system and the level of protection of human rights which has been achieved within the international and European legal framework. Unfortunately, the Ministry’s orchestrations indicate that whenever any decision making body, old or new, is not in line with the objective of mass returns to Turkey, such law amendments and wresting of authorities and responsibility will not be in the future the exception but rather the rule."



Photo: Enri Canaj Canaj

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The governement manipulates the Asylum Appeals Committees On the 16-6-2016, with a last minute amendment, the Greek Government changes the composition of the Asylum Appeals Committees, because the exist...