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A new media bill has been voted by the Greek Parliament on 25 January, aimed at enforcing a constitutional provision preventing media owners and executives from obtaining state contracts. According to art.14 para. 9 of the Constitution (as revised in 2001), spouses and relatives of the above persons are considered to be counted as such persons, and are therefore also subject to the obligation of incompatibility.On the contrary, Law 3021/2002, proposed by the former socialist government, provided the opportunity to a relative to prove that he was financially independent of the owner of a media enterprise...

The incompatibility between the ownership of media enterprises and enterprises in the field of public administration is at the center of a judicial and institutional debate in Greece. On the one hand, the principle of incompatibility is included in Article 14 para. 9 of the Constitution (as revised in 2001) which provides that this principle applies not only to the owners, but also to their spouses and relatives. On the other hand, law 3021/2002 allows a relative to prove that he/she is financially independent from the owner of a media enterprise so that the principle of incompatibility does not...

Fifteen radio broadcasting licenses (in the Attica department) have been cancelled by the Symvoulio tis Epikrateias (the Highest Administrative Court) two years and six months after having been issued by the former Minister of Press and Mass Media. According to judgment 2953 of 19 October 2004, the decision of Ethniko Symvoulio Radiotileorasis (National Council of Radio and Television, Independent Regulatory Authority ­ ESR) ­ which in 2001 only had to give its unanimous opinion to the Minister ­ was (among others) inadequately justified as regards the candidate stations. According to the judgment,...

On 2 November 2004, an administrative sanction of interruption of the program entitled "This is your chance" was imposed on the private television station "Alpha" by the Ethniko Symvoulio Radiotileorasis (National Council of Radio and Television, Independent Regulatory Authority ­ ESR), two weeks after its first appearance on TV. The concept of the program, which may be considered as a "reality show", was based on a sort of competition of two unemployed persons aiming at taking a job offered by an employee, present at the studio. After having answered several questions posed by the speaker, it...

On 20 October 1973 a Co-Production Agreement was signed between France and Greece. It entered into force on 19 January 1978. The Agreement applies to cinematographic works (full-length as well as short films) made by one or more French (or resident in France) producers together with one or more Greek (or resident in Greece) producers. Third country producers may join the co-production, if their country is linked to France or Greece by a films co-production agreement. Financial contribution shall be at least 30%; under certain conditions, the minimum financial participation may be reduced to 20%....