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Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Gun-toting Greek soccer team owner is ‘deeply sorry’ for his pitch invasion
… widespread negative situations prevailing in Greek football lately and from all … Monday, Ekathimerini.com reported that Greek prosecutors have issued an arrest … the deciding bodies of the Greek FA.” — Richard Conway (@richard_conway) March …
Owner of Greek soccer team apologizes after running onto field with gun to protest goal
The owner of PAOK Thessaloniki, who ran onto the soccer field with a holstered gun on his belt to confront the referee and complain about a disallowed goal, apologized Tuesday for his “emotional” reaction. Ivan Savvidis, the Russian-Greek businessman ...
GREECE prepares military exercise near Turkish resort town
As tensions between GREECE and Turkey continue, GREECE is preparing for four naval exercises in the Aegean including one off the Turkish resort town on Turkey's Aegean coast Kuşadası, opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet said . All four exercises will cover areas that include stretches of the Turkish ...
GREECE football boss against league shutdown
LONDON • GREECE'S top football division, the Superleague, yesterday opposed the suspension of all domestic fixtures over crowd trouble, saying it threatened the clubs' very existence. Matches were halted indefinitely after Paok Salonika owner Ivan Savvides, a former member of State Duma, Russia's ...
Greece tries to restrain soccer bosses
The latest trouble occurred over the weekend, when the owner of PAOK Thessaloniki ran onto the field with a holstered gun to confront the referee. ATHENS, Greece — Some say the legendary exploits of Alexander the Great are needed to cure Greek soccer of ...
Despite suspension, Greece struggling to tame bosses, FIFA sending delegation to discuss crisis
Some say the legendary exploits of Alexander the Great are needed to cure Greek football of its violence and disorder. Others are hoping for a Herculean effort to fix the problem. Short of that, however, Greek football remains mired in chaos. The latest ...
UAE-GREEK business forum explores trade and investment opportunities
The UAE is keen to intensify its cooperation with Greece in many areas and explore trade and investment opportunities at the UAE-GREEK Business Forum in Dubai. Addressing the forum, the UAE Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri said that non-oil trade between the UAE and Greece ...
Greece Eyes Trade Ties with UAE
Greece could expand its trade portfolio with the U.A.E. after Dubai hosted a special business forum exploring links between the two countries. Gulf News reports the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted the U.A.E.-Greek Business Forum which ...
Greece Sea Arrivals Dashboard (February 2018)
So far in 2018, a total of 2,889 refugees and migrants arrived in Greece by sea. The majority are from Syria (30%), Iraq (29%) and Afghanistan (13%). More than half of the population are women (22%) and children (37%), while 41% are men. Arrivals in ...
PPC tender for biomass CHP in GREECE attracts 12 bids
March 13 (Renewables Now) - As many as 12 companies and consortia are willing to partner with PPC Renewables in a project for the construction of a biomass combined heat and power (CHP) plant in GREECE, the company announced. PPC Renewables, a subsidiary of Greek utility PPC SA ...
Greek Mega TV's operation license cancelled
The Greek National TV and Radio Council decided on Tuesday to revokeMega TV stations operation license for neglecting to reapply under new rules in effect since 2017Accord
Gun-toting GREEK soccer team owner apologizes for behavior
The owner who stormed onto a GREEK soccer field with a gun last weekend apologized for the incident Tuesday, saying in a statement that he is "deeply sorry for what happened." Ivan Savvidis, a Russian businessman who owns GREEK team PAOK, angrily walked onto the field Sunday in the final ...
Portuguese president says Greece can count on Portugal
ATHENS, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Greece can count on Portugal's support to tackle common challenges, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa told Greek political leaders on Tuesday during his official visit in Athens. "Greece will fully meet the ...
Arrest-evading GREEK football club owner who carried gun onto pitch issues apology for 'emotional ...
Arrest-evading GREEK football club owner who carried gun onto pitch issues apology for 'emotional reaction' ... In a letter to the GREEK government, FIFA Europe director Bjorn Vassallo said the delegation was due to arrive in Athens later Tuesday to hold talks that included meetings with the GREEK soccer ...
Eurozone announces next tranche of GREECE bailout
“The Eurogroup commended GREECE today for completing the third review of the ESM programme. “Work on the fourth and last review is already under way with the institutions,” Centeno told a press conference after meeting fellow euro zone finance ministers. The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) ...
X-ray images show migrants stowed away in a fuel tanker at a Greek port, as anger simmers ...
Italian authorities returned 147 people to GREECE last year, up from 112 in 2016 and 44 in January and February, according to Greek data. Italy's Interior Ministry did not respond to a request for comment. Across the port in the squat, migrants spoke of their friends who made it to Italy and said they, too, ...
UAE, GREECE explore boosting trade ties
Dubai: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted the UAE-Greek Business Forum, exploring trade and investment opportunities in both countries. At the forum, Sultan Al Mansouri, the UAE's Minister of Economy, said the country is keen to boost cooperation with GREECE in sectors such as ...
GREECE: Plotting a Path to a Post-Bailout Economy
In our 2018 Annual and Second-Quarter forecasts, we said that GREECE will complete its bailout program this year, but that Athens will remain under light surveillance from the creditors. GREECE'S current threat to the eurozone is much lower than it was three years ago, but the troubled Mediterranean ...
Pistol-packing Greek club president apologizes for invading pitch
… match was abandoned at 0-0. Greece's deputy minister of … generalized negative situation prevailing in Greek football lately and by all … further allusions toward football in Greece being systematically unfair. Despite Savvidis …
Greek football club president 'deeply sorry' after storming onto pitch with gun
… in a hip holster. The Greek Superleague contest descended into chaos … apologise to all PAOK supporters, Greek fans and the international football … widespread negative situations prevailing in Greek football lately and from all …
US supports efforts of Macedonia, Greece in solving name dispute
SKOPJE, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The United States supported the efforts carried out by the Macedonian and Greek authorities in solving their name dispute issue, US Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, Wess Mitchell, said on Tuesday at a press ...
Football boss 'sorry' for gun incident
The president of Greek club PAOK Salonika apologises after he entered the field with a gun during his side's match on Sunday.
GREEK bank forces sale of abandoned tanker
National Bank of Greece is trying to sell an abandoned tanker formerly chartered by NewLead Holdings. It holds the lien on the 3,370-dwt Ioli (built 2009), which remains moored at Drammen harbour in Norway. The vessel arrived in October 2016 with a crew of 14 Filipinos. It was then abandoned by the ...
No news expected on GREEK soldiers for at least a month
Alternate Defense Minister Fotis Kouvelis on Tuesday visited the parents of the two soldiers being detained in Turkey after crossing the border earlier this month and pledged that GREEK authorities were doing everything possible to secure their swift release. Notwithstanding Kouvelis's voiced optimism, ...
Ukrainian sailor sentenced to 180 years in prison in GREECE for smuggling of refugees
The scandal with the conviction of Ukrainian sailors in GREECE on similar charges gained momentum in February 2018, when relatives of the detainees together with representatives of the ombudsman's office gave a press conference in Kyiv and publicly appealed to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry for ...
PAOK president apologizes for pistol-packing pitch invasion
The president of Greek football club PAOK has apologized after storming onto the pitch with a clearly-visible gun in a holster during a match. The incident has led to the suspension of play in the Greek league.
Athens taking steps towards successful bailout conclusion
The Greek government is on track to achieve the successful conclusion of its bailout program in August despite facing potential obstacles on the way particularly in the form of t
FIFA delegation heads to Greece over football unrest
FIFA is sending officials to Greece to discuss football unrest, the sport's governing body said Tuesday, amid a gun controversy that prompted the indefinite suspension of the championship. FIFA director for Europe Bjorn Vassallo said a delegation would ...
Moscovici calls on IMF to temper its stance towards Greece
The EU’s Economy and Finance Commissioner, Pierre Moscovici, appears to be keeping his distance from the IMF’s calls for a combination of pension cuts and a lowering of the tax-free income level, as well as from the Fund’s demands for a 3.5 percent ...
REFILE-Greece's Αlpha Bank disposes 3.7 billion euro bad loans pool to B2Holding group
ATHENS, March 13 (Reuters) - Alpha Bank, Greece’s fourth-largest lender by assets, said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement with B2Holding group for the disposal of a 3.7 billion euro pool of non-performing loans (NPLs), as part of efforts to reduce ...
Eurogroup commends GREECE'S economic reforms
BRUSSELS, March 12 (KUNA) -- Eurogroup finance ministers meeting on Monday commended GREECE for completing the third review by the EU's ... This progress shows GREECE'S strong commitment to the programme and to continued reforms," Mario Centeno, President of the Eurogroup, told a press ...
Erdogan taunts GREECE: 'Before they say things that are bigger than them, they should look at their ...
In what appeared to be a taunt in response to comments made by Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos earlier in the week advising Turkey to not challenge the sovereignty of Greek islands, Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a speech at Sakarya, the region where GREECE lost the 21-day Battle of the ...
FIFA sending delegation to discuss GREEK soccer crisis
THESSALONIKI, Greece — FIFA will send a delegation to Greece on Tuesday to discuss the country's soccer crisis, a day after its top league was suspended. In a letter to the GREEK government, FIFA Europe director Bjorn Vassallo said the delegation was due to arrive in Athens later Tuesday to hold ...
PAOK president 'sorry' for gun incident that led to Greek league suspension
… . The incident led to the Greek Super League being indefinitely suspended … Fifa also threatened to suspend Greece from international competition and … of Greece's richest men, was born in Georgia of Greek …
Pictures show how migrants are sneaking onto lorries in Greece
… ,000 refugees and migrants in Greece, Patras started buzzing again, said … authorities returned 147 people to Greece last year, up from 112 … January and February, according to Greek data. Italy's Interior …
The Durrells’ Keeley Hawes: We get recognised on Corfu now
… moves her children to the Greek island, and also said that … in its setting of 1930s Greece. Hawes said: “It deals with … : “The Durrells were immigrants to Corfu and were completely welcomed. They …
Greek law firm to break into UAE
… strategic partnerships with UAE firms Greek legal practice Glykos, which advises … two-way trade and investment between Greece and the UAE. "Our … companies, the strong friendship between Greece and the UAE provides a …
Analysis: An Extreme Sign of Archdiocesan Failure
It seems and sounds unbelievable, but it is a bitter reality that the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America came to the point of extreme financial […] The post Analysis: An Extreme Sign of Archdiocesan Failure appeared first on The National Herald.
US official urges resolution of Macedonia name dispute
A senior United States official is urging Macedonia and Greece to seize the moment to resolve a decades-long dispute over the Balkan country's name that has prevented it from joining NATO.
Blasting This Old Book with X-Rays Could Reveal GREEK Physician Galen's Ancient Words
A team of researchers are firing high-powered X-rays into a very old book of not-very-interesting hymns. And the explanation for why they're doing so is nearly two millennia in the making. Eighteen hundred years ago, the GREEK physician Galen recorded the most advanced medical science of his era: ...
PAOK Owner's Ties to GREEK Government Fray
The relationship between businessman Ivan Savvidis and the GREEK government is shaking after the PAOK owner stormed his team's pitch at Toumba Stadium on Sunday sporting a handgun. Sunday's incident in Thessaloniki made headlines in the domestic media and circulated all over the world, ...
Little GREEK Hosting 'Toga Tuesday' to Support Autism Speaks
Little GREEK Fresh Grill, a fast-casual GREEK restaurant with an American influence, will celebrate Little GREEK Week March 25–31 at all of its 34 locations in five states, according to Nick Vojnovic, Little GREEK president. March 27 is “Toga Tuesday,” and any customer who comes to the restaurant dressed in ...
Lebanon approves "realistic" 2018 budget to avert Greece-like crisis, PM says
Lebanon’s cabinet approved the country’s 2018 annual budget – just its second since 2005 - which forecasts a slightly lower deficit amid pledges to lower public sector spending and contain a ballooning debt to GDP ratio of 150 per cent. The budget ...
GREECE halts Superleague after boss takes gun onto pitch
GREECE halts Superleague after boss takes gun onto pitch. Savvides, one of GREECE'S richest men, joined a pitch invasion in the closing minutes; Russian-born Greek businessman and owner of PAOK Salonika, Ivan Savvides, pictured with. RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. Reuters. you've reached a ...
Eurogroup approves €5.7 billion sub-tranche to GREECE by end March
Eurozone finance ministers decided on Monday that the third review of GREECE'S bailout program is concluded and the €5.7 billion sub-tranche is to be disbursed by the end of March. The Eurogroup decision will now pass through the parliaments of individual eurozone states before the amount is ...
Report: The good old "Periptero" kiosk in GREECE
If you've ever travelled to GREECE, there is no doubt you have came across and used a Periptero, which is a small kiosk selling anything from tobacco, phone cards, water, soft drinks, newspapers, magazines, ice cream, gum as well as other confectionary, greekcitytimes.com reports in a recent article.
Greek Banks Report $6.5 Billion Burden From New Accounting Rules
Greece’s four largest banks have reported an aggregate burden of 5.25 billion euros ($6.5 billion) to comply with new accounting rules as European stress tests loom. The lenders are racing to reduce their soured debt pile ahead of a stress test on their ...