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| Greek court suspends ERT broadcaster closure | Greek court suspends ERT broadcaster closure |
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| A Greek court has suspended a government order to close state broadcaster ERT - a move that triggered mass protests in the country last week. | A Greek court has suspended a government order to close state broadcaster ERT - a move that triggered mass protests in the country last week. |
| The top administrative court said ERT could resume transmission until a new national media body is set up. | |
| Meanwhile, talks are ongoing between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his coalition allies over the issue. | Meanwhile, talks are ongoing between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his coalition allies over the issue. |
| Mr Samaras, who says ERT is corrupt, has reportedly offered to restart a trimmer version of the broadcaster. | |
| On Monday, the court - the Council of State - ordered the government to restart ERT broadcasts on a temporary basis. | |
| The case was brought by ERT's union in an attempt to block Mr Samaras' surprise move. | |
| The court's verdict increases pressure on Mr Samaras to row back, reports the BBC's Mark Lowen in Athens. | |
| Mr Samaras says a new, leaner, cheaper broadcaster will be established within weeks and he has proposed hiring a small team to produce news programmes in the interim. | |
| But this idea has been rejected by his two coalition partners. | |
| If no deal is reached, the government could fall and Greece - which is struggling to pay its huge debts - could slide into fresh elections, plunging the eurozone back into chaos, adds our correspondent. |