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Lena Argiri, the DC Correspondent for Greece's state broadcaster ERT joins Thanos Davelis to break down former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's latest revelations in his new book, "Never Give An Inch," from his dealings with Turkey and President Erdogan to US relations with Greece. 

State TV ERT reported that the aircraft was an Antonov An-12 owned by a Ukrainian company

According to ERT, the 24-year-old starts decorating his house at the end of October

One of the biggest problems of this government is its managerial inadequacy. I am really struggling to think of an area where the government has achieved any success, or some important work.

An additional 206 employees will be hired at ERT to cover needs in crucial areas of the state broadcaster, Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas has said.

"These hirings are not a waste of money, but will actually help us save money," Pappas told Parliament on Friday, adding that ERT currently relies extensively on private broadcast crews.

Employees at Greece's state television ERT hugged each other and cried on Thursday as the channel aired its first broadcast in two years, after it was shut down under one of the previous government's most drastic austerity measures.

Greek state-broadcaster Nerit reverts to its previous ERT moniker at 6 a.m. on Friday, on the two-year anniversary of the closure of ERT and its affiliates by the then Samaras government.
ERT’s closing in June 2013 generated a firestorm of criticism by the political opposition at the time, and heated responses by press unions, in the country and abroad.

Public broadcaster ERT will reopen in a week, two years after it was shut down, leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Monday.

Meeting with ERT chairman Dionysis Tsaknis and CEO Lambis Tagmatarchis, Tsipras urged the newly installed executives to work for a ?pluralist and independent? network.

Singer-songwriter Dionysis Tsaknis was confirmed on Tuesday as the new chairman of public broadcaster ERT, which is to reopen two years after it was shut down following the passing of relevant legislation through Parliament.

Greek MPs have voted to reopen the state-owned, public radio and TV broadcaster ERT which was shut down in June 2013 amid harsh austerity measures.

The leftist government of PM Alexis Tsipras, elected in January, had vowed to end ERT's blackout that has gone on for nearly two years after budget restrictions forced the previous administration to close it down.