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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
'Haven of waste': Cash-strapped Greece pulls plug on state broadcaster
Under pressure from its creditors to cut public employment, the Greek government said Tuesday that it was closing down its state-run television and radio broadcaster, idling 2,900 people — less than 1 percent of the public work force — and outraging the country’s powerful labor unions.Describing the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, known as ERT, as a “haven of waste,” a government spokesman said...![](http://feeds.nbcnews.com/c/35002/f/653378/s/2d2e023f/mf.gif)
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