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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-11-10
CONTENTS
[01] Resolution in sight for formation of NCRTV after Voutsis accepts
ND proposal
[02] Number of TV licences to be decided through consensus and
consultation, Pappas tells ANA
[01] Resolution in sight for formation of NCRTV after Voutsis accepts
ND proposal
Parliament President Nikos Voutsis on Thursday that a resolution on the
issue of forming the National Council for Radio and Television (NCRTV)
was in sight, after the government decided to accept main opposition
New Democracy's proposed candidates for the NCRTV's chairman and deputy
chairman, Athanassios Koutromanos and Rodolfos Moronis, respectively.
"Today we are absolutely ready, a series of issues that were raised have
been answered and we are ready to pass to the formation of the NCRTV,"
Voutsis said.
He informed the members of the Conference of Parliament Presidents
of a statement to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) made by
Digital Policy and Media Minister Nikos Pappas that the NCRTV will
have sole responsibility for organising tenders to allocate television
broadcasting licences and that the number of licences will be decided
through a process of consultation and consensus between political forces
and the new independent authority.
Voutsis informed the members that this will be their last meeting
on forming the NCRTV, while ND's Nikos Dendias asked the Parliament
president for an express commitment that there will be an increase in
those able to inform the Greek people.
[02] Number of TV licences to be decided through consensus and
consultation, Pappas tells ANA
The National Council for Radio and Television (NCRTV) will have the
sole authority to conduct a tender procedure for awarding television
broadcasting licences, Digital Policy and Media Minister Nikos
Pappas said in statements to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA)
on Thursday.
"We are confident that we will soon have a solution," he said, while
adding that the number of TV station licences will be arrived at through
consultation and broader consensus between the political forces and the
new independent authority, the NCRTV.
Reacting to Pappas' statement, main opposition New Democracy's
Parliamentary group spokesman Nikos Dendias told reporters that it was
"moving in a good direction" and also welcomed the government's decision
to accept ND's proposed candidate for NCRTV chairman, Athanassios
Koutromanos.
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