Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-02-02
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[01] Gov't holds first meeting with parties on media licenses
[01] Gov't holds first meeting with parties on media licenses
Minister of State Theodoros Roussopoulos, in charge of press and media
issues for the government, on Thursday held the first of a round of
meetings with the political parties in Parliament to discuss a draft
bill being prepared by the government on the concentration and
licensing of the mass media.
The meeting was attended by representatives of ruling New Democracy,
main opposition PASOK and the Coalition of the Left, Movements and
Ecology party but not the Communist Party of Greece.
Roussopoulos said the meeting had been "interesting and important" and
that the government aimed for the greatest achievable consensus between
the political parties and bodies involved.
He said the next meeting with the parties and organisations in the
media sector will take place in February, when the various views and
the government's proposals would be codified as law.
Regarding the government proposals, he stressed that these were not
final but open for discussion.
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