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| Greece suspends state broadcaster ERT to save money | Greece suspends state broadcaster ERT to save money |
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| The Greek government has announced that it will shut down the radio and TV services of the state broadcaster ERT. | The Greek government has announced that it will shut down the radio and TV services of the state broadcaster ERT. |
| A government spokesman said transmissions would cease early on Wednesday. | A government spokesman said transmissions would cease early on Wednesday. |
| More than 2,000 employees will be suspended until the company reopens "as soon as possible." | More than 2,000 employees will be suspended until the company reopens "as soon as possible." |
| It is the latest move in successive rafts of spending cuts and tax rises that the government hope will lead the country out of recession. | It is the latest move in successive rafts of spending cuts and tax rises that the government hope will lead the country out of recession. |
| "ERT is a case of an exceptional lack of transparency and incredible extravagance. This ends now," government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou said, according to the AFP news agency. | "ERT is a case of an exceptional lack of transparency and incredible extravagance. This ends now," government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou said, according to the AFP news agency. |
| Unions voiced strong opposition to the move. | Unions voiced strong opposition to the move. |
| An engineer at the broadcaster's multimedia department who gave his name as Yannis said: "The government announced that channels will shut down at midnight - after that the screens will go black. | |
| "According to the government, from tonight I will be unemployed. It is a complete shock. In four hours' time I will not have a job." | |
| ERT is funded by a direct payment by of 4.3 euros added monthly to electricity bills. |