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The government plans to subsidize internet access for about 72,000 students accepted into the country's universities and technical colleges (TEI) this year.

The plan was unveiled during a joint press briefing by Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas and Education Minister Costas Gavroglou in Athens on Friday.

In the latest clash between the judiciary and the leftist-led government, the Council of State on Friday suspended a decision by the Transport Ministry to renationalize the Thessaloniki Urban Transport Organization (OASTH).

The ruling followed an appeal by shareholders in OASTH for plans to liquidate the company to be suspended.

A cabinet meeting chaired by Alexis Tsipras said the government will compensate homeowners and owners of production units whose houses or the property has been damaged or destroyed by the wildfires raging across the country.

The government on Thursday defended its decision to appoint the father of a prominent minister and close friend of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to the helm of a state transport organization, rebuffing accusations of corruption and nepotism from across the political spectrum.

Opposition parties have accused the government of corruption and nepotism following the appointment on Wednesday of the economist Stelios Pappas, the father of Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas, as the new president of the Thessaloniki Urban Transport Organization (OASTH).

Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis announced on Wednesday the appointment of the economist Stelios Pappas, the father of Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas, as the new president of the Thessaloniki Urban Transport Organization (OASTH).

The private television channel Star has lodged a legal suit against the state, seeking 32.4 million euros in damages for the revenue it claims to have lost following a government competition last year, which has since been legally revoked, that led to the revocation of its license.

Greek National Council for Radio and Television (NCRTV) decided to issue seven television station licenses. Following a protracted extraordinary meeting the body concluded that seven TV broadcasting permits would be go up for auction. The NCRTV board is expected to be brief the Minister for Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media, Nikos Pappas within the day.

The Greek and Cypriot telecommunications satellite Hellas Sat 3 was launched into orbit late Wednesday night from French Guiana. Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas said that, with the launch, Greece is "turning a page" with regard to its policy to make the most of space and space applications.

Greece's Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas on Wednesday asked the National Council for Radio and Television to determine when it would resume the process of licensing TV channels in the wake of a government tender for licenses that was struck down by Greek courts.