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The 4th Chamber of Συμβουλίο της Επικρατείας (the Administrative Court of Justice - StE) found the ministerial decision by which only a five-minute period is granted for the presentation of their views by means of a television or radio programme of their own production to political parties participating for the first time in the European elections to be legal. The Court decided that these parties operate in different circumstances than their more well-established counterparts and, therefore, the dedication of additional time to the latter, through the free transmission of advertisements (on television...

In December 2008, the manner in which demonstrations and accompanying disorder are broadcast by the media came under scrutiny in Greece. In particular, the Ethniko Symvoulio Radiotileorasis (National Council for Radio and Television - ESR) issued two recommendations concerning the appropriate manner of reporting on disorder during demonstrations, while the Symvoulio tis Epikratias (Administrative Court of Justice) issued two decisions on the right of a journalist to decide as to the suitable amount of time that should be dedicated to the broadcast of demonstrations as such and the amount of time...

On 8 December 2008, a Regulation entitled “Devolution or Leasing of a Part of Right of Use of Individual Radiofrequencies or Areas of Radiofrequencies” was published according to the Decision of the Minister of Transport and Communications, after a proposal of the Ethiniki Epitropi Tilepikoinonion kai Taxidromion (National Committee for Telecommunication and Post-Services - E.E.T.T.). The regulation was based on Article 26(5) of Law 3431/2006, the Greek legislative act that implemented the European directives 2002/19/EC (Access Directive), 2002/20/EC (Authorization Directive), 2002/21/EC (Framework...

Greek companies traditionally active in the telecommunications sector have lately shown an increasing interest in pay-TV services. In accordance with Greek and EU regulation, the Greek authorities are called upon to approve and authorize any new pay-TV activities. In particular, the takeover of "NetMed NV" (that provides the Greek pay-TV service platform "Nova") by “Forthnet SA” (a Greek alternative telephony and Internet service provider) was formally completed through the publication of a recent decision of the relevant regulatory authority, the Ethiniki Epitropi Tilepikoinonion kai Taxidromion...

The Supreme Court (Revisional Jurisdiction) decided on 5 November 2008 that “The Radio Television Authority (CRTA) is obliged to request the views of the Radio Television Advisory Committee before issuing its verdict only where such an action is imposed by the Law and not in all cases or on all issues ”. The requirement to seek advice was not deemed compulsory in the case examined (Case Dias Publishing House LTD v. Radio Television Authority, Appeal no. 54/2006) and the appeal was dismissed by the five-member, with one justice dissenting. The case was brought to the Supreme Court by the Dias Publishing...