BULGARIAN NATIONAL TELEVISION AND THE BULGARIAN NATIONAL RADIO - DOWNLOAD
The Bulgarian National Television /BNT/ and the Bulgarian National Radio /BNR/ concur with the position expressed by the European Broadcasting Union /EBU/ on the decision of the Greek government to shut down the Greek Radio and Television /ERT/.
BNT and BNR voice solidarity with the dismay and the disappointment expressed by the European broadcasting community. Both Bulgarian national public service media flatly insist on asserting and observing the rights of the Greek citizens to access to objective information.
EBU BRUGES GROUP
The Executive Committee of Bruges Group - the EBU group of European Public International Broadcasters - expresses its solidarity with ERT's colleagues. For the Bruges Group, the sudden interruption of ERT's transmissions is an extreme decision that affects not only Greeks living in Greece, but also all the Greeks living abroad and their right to be connected with their Country of origin.
The Public Television service is an essential part of the European social model and the Bruges Group hopes that the ERT's domestic and international broadcasts will soon be available again for their audiences.
PLÖTZLICHE SCHLIESSUNG DES ÖFFENTLICH-RECHTLICHEN RUNDFUNKS IN GRIECHENLAND -DOWNLOAD
Doris Pack, Mitglied des Europäischen Parlaments, Vorsitzende des Ausschusses für Kultur und Bildung : "Regierung muss Entscheidung rückgängig machen" Reformbedarf ist unstrittig / Schließung aber "völlig unverhältnismäßig" Nach der Schließung der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalt ERT durch die griechische Regierung äußerte sich Doris Pack (EVP), Vorsitzende des für Medienpolitik zuständigen Kulturausschusses, bestürzt: "Nicht alles, was legal ist, ist auch legitim. Und diese Maßnahme ist es mit Sicherheit nicht. Dieselben Politiker, die die Aufblähung des Personals mit betrieben haben, sprechen nun von Geldverschwendung.
Auf dem Rücken der Journalisten und der gesamten Öffentlichkeit wollen sie nun offenbar Entscheidungsstärke demonstrieren", so Doris Pack.
EBU NEWS COMMITTEE
The EBU has already expressed its support to ERT after its sudden closure by the Greek government, but the EBU News Committee also wants to add its voice and defend the importance of Public Service Media for democratic society. Only Public Service Media can guarantee a free, independent, accurate and diverse information for citizens. That's why we, not only as journalists but also as citizens, find the decision to shut down ERT with immediate effect, to be a big mistake that we have to try to reverse. Citizens have the right to independent, pluralistic information, as well as programming that promotes human values, and it is the obligation of any government to guarantee this through Public Service Media.
MOSCHOS VOITSIDIS, PRESIDENT OF THE JOURNALISTS UNION OF MACEDONIA AND THRACE - DOWNLOAD
The signatories, meeting in Cyprus to promote diversity in the media, have learned with indignation and shock of the brutal closure of the public broadcasting service in Greece.
The signatories demand that the Greek government reverse this decision without delay. Public broadcasting is a precondition of pluralism and of the quality of TV and radio programmes.
FERMETURE D'ERT: L'APPEL SILENCIEUX D'UN CONDAMNÉ À MORT - DOWNLOAD
Strasbourg- La Présidente de l'Intergroupe Services publics du Parlement européen s'insurge contre la décision funeste du gouvernement grec.
Pour Françoise Castex, Députée Européenne, "alors que l'Union européenne semble enfin prête à exclure la culture et l'audiovisuel des négociations de l'accord de libre-échange avec les Etats-Unis, elle doit aller jusqu'au bout de cette logique et défendre la pérennité du service audiovisuel public dans les 27".
COMMUNICATION 12.06 FROM RTP BOARD OF DIRECTORS - DOWNLOAD
All European public media were surprised by yesterday’s abrupt and unexpected decision of the Greek Government to close ERT.
RTP’s Board of Directors, voicing the feeling of all those who work and in public service media in Portugal, Europe and the world, in solidarity with ERT and those who have provided public service media in Greece for more than 50 years.
RTV SLOVENIJA'S OPEN LETTER IN SUPPORT OF ERT
Public broadcasting is an important asset of European democracy. In a time of crisis, which we are all aware of, all public media are streamlining their activities. Nevertheless, we are still doing our utmost to accomplish our mission.
Therefore, we have been outraged by the latest events associated with ERT in Greece, a country that is the cradle of European democracy and culture.
MEDIA UNIONS WORLDWIDE OPPOSE CLOSURE OF GREEK PUBLIC BROADCASTER ERT – A CALL FOR RESISTANCE - DOWNLOAD
UNI MEI Global Union joins all workers at the Greek public broadcaster ERT and their trade union POSPERT in their protest over the immediate closure of ERT.
In response to the demands of the Troika asking for further dismissals in the Greek public service the Finance Minister abused emergenc y powers to stop ERT’s transmissions and shut down all public and TV stati ons in Greece as of today.
We call on Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, to reve rse this incomprehensible and dangerous decision immediately, said EURO-MEI Presi dent William Maunier (SNRT-CGT, France).
AIPS EUROPE IN SOLIDARITY WITH ERT EMPLOYEES - DOWNLOAD
Lausanne, 11.06.2013 - The Executive Committee of AIPS EUROPE–representing national sports journalists associations from 48 countries is in solidarity with our fellow colleagues in Greece who as from today will be facing serious employment problems. This is the result after a degrading notice the broadcasting government spokesman Mr.Simos Kedikoglou announced the sudden death of ERT.
