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The revelation that a hotel invoice for the stay in Athens of individuals charged with participation in a criminal blackmailing ring was initially issued in the name of PAOK FC, and then reissued in the name of Ivan Savvidis’ Dimera Company, has once again brought to light a case that had long been concealed

“We are convinced that if the aim is to find a viable and dignified solution to transcend differences on the naming issue, which will draw a clear distinction between our country of Macedonia and the Greek region of Macedonia, then it is possible to achieve such a solution,” Dimitrov stated.

The TV report revealed that the court documents regarding the criminal organisation includes invoices issued to businessman Ivan Savvidis’ Dimera Company, which covered the cost of the stay at an Athens hotel of a man of Armenian descent, who has been charged with arson attacks

“Each can retain their political autonomy without one being absorbed by the other. We are going forward with what we have jointly decided, to lead Greece out of an enormous economic crisis and the Greek people out of impoverishment,” Kammenos said.

Greek authorities said they believed there were 22 people on the boat. Greek coast guard vessels assisted by helicopters were searching for survivors.

Four decades after the Greek people abolished the monarchy, in a December, 1974 referendum, Greece is preparing for the first official visit since then of members of the British royal family. Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, better known to many as Camilla Parker Bowles, have accepted an invitation from President Prokopis Pavlopoulos to […]

The court concluded that there are well-grounded indications that there will not be a fair trial, but that on the contrary, there is a danger of torture, inhuman treatment, and degrading behaviour.

One of Savvidis’ most important moves, from the commercial and geostrategic perspective, was the acquisition of the Port of Thessaloniki concession, through his participation in a consortium.

The real challenge for Greece is how to boost its budding economic recovery while also strengthening policy credibility and market trust. Only sustainable growth, reforms, a marketand business-friendly environment, and adherence to fiscal stability can do that.

Despite the fact that the two cell phones that were seized from the two Greek army officers who have been imprisoned in a high-security Turkish F-type prison – reserved for the likes of accused terrorists and drug lords - in Edirne have reportedly yielded no evidence of military espionage, there has been no trial date set for the sole charge to date of illegally entry into a Turkish military zone, at the Evros border region.

A federal judge in New York has issued a restraining order temporarily blocking Aegean Marine Petroleum Network’s $367m purchase of HEC Europe from the bunkering giant’s founder and former largest shareholder.

Jens Stoltenberg is quoted as saying, “This is an issue that must be resolved between Greece and Turkey.”

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras intends to hold a series of bilateral talks with key EU partners to brief them on the circumstances of the capture and captivity of the two officers, to forge a broader front to pressure Ankara more effectively to release the two Greeks, and to back off from its hostile posture in the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean.

The demands of the IMF have again put in the government in a tough spot, and presage a new round of clashes over who will prevail in the end, as the period after the completion of the third fiscal adjustment programme will be no cakewalk. Aside from the need for substantial debt relief, for which […]

The images were in TV screens all over Greece. The football match, between the two contenders, PAOK and AEK had stopped and players were protesting a decision of the referee regarding whether a goal by PAOK was going to be counted. They were 89 minutes into the game and this could be the defining moment […]

'We will assume the political cost, which is the last thing that concerns us. The most important thing is that rules apply to all. It is for this reason that we suspended Champions League matches,' Vasiliadis declared.

According to a 9 March, 2018, report by Lawrence Fletcher, with the assistance of Athens correspondent Nektaria Stamouli, in the Wall Street Journal, a group of Aegean Marine Petroleum stockholders filed suit against the company, charging that it was a “corrupt corporate buyout”.

On the crucial issue of tax evasion, the revenues of such companies will be taxed based on existing law, and the tax data for cooperating drivers and clients will be separate. Greek taxi drivers have staged fierce protests over the unfair advantage that these companies enjoy by not paying taxes.

Those in Edirne do not want to discuss the event that came between the two countries, perhaps because they do not want it to divide the two peoples as well. Daily life in the city seems untouched by Greek concerns.

“The problematic past of the company’s Board of Directors regarding transactions with related parties, which favour Melissanidis at the expense of our shareholders, raises concerns that the Board may approve a transaction designed to reduce the influence of Aegean shareholders.”

Aegean Marine Petroleum (NYSE: ANW), founded by Dimitris Melissanidis and the shares of which trade on the New York Stock Exchange, has recently been the subject of intense criticism by analysts and shareholders.

The presence of the US warships, which are scheduled to remain in the region until 25 March, is not officially related to the impending oil and gas drilling by ExxonMobil in Block 10 of Cyprus’ EEZ. However, they will remain in the region during the first stage of drilling, and constitute a clear message to Ankara.

In an effort to transcend the reluctance of banks to resort to extra-judicial mechanisms for the repayment of overdue loans of businesses that are under 20,000 euros in value, the government is mulling allowing such debtors to pay in 120 instalments, but only for debts to tax offices and insurance funds.