Closure of ERT
From 11 June until 7 November 2013, the ND/PASOK/DIMAR coalition government, shut down the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), the then public broadcaster of Greece, in order to replace it with the New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television (NERIT). The sudden decision, announced only hours before the formal closure of the broadcaster, cited high operating costs and alleged a lack of transparency in the organization.