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Turkey arrests and deports chairman of Pan-Pontian Federation of Greece

August 13, 2021 FEATURED, Greece, Politics, Turkey-GR 1

Turkish authorities deported on Friday the head of the Pan-Pontiac Federation of Greece (POE), Giorgos Varythymiadis, who had travelled to the country to attend a special service performed by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Panagia Sumela Monastery in Trabzon on Saturday. The federation had announced earlier that Varythymiadis had been …

EPP chairman Weber: “We need a new government in Greece.” Really?

February 7, 2019 Greece, Politics 1

“We need a new government in Greece,” said Manfred Weber, chariman of the European People’s Party (EPP) at the European Parliament and canditate of his group for the European Commission Presidency. Holding a joint press conference with New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the arch-conservative German politician from Bavaria seemed certain …

Actor Kimoulis resign from head of SNF Cultural Center two weeks after appointment

March 16, 2017 Greece, Politics 3

Actor Giorgos Kimoulis submitted his resignation as chairman on the board of Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, just two weeks and one day after his appointment. The resignation comes less than one month after the SNFCC was handed over to the Greek state. In a letter made public in the …

Dijsselbloem insists he will be Eurogroup President until 2018

March 16, 2017 Politics, World 19

Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Thursday that his term at the helm of the Eurogroup ends in 2018, and let the world in Greece and his Spanish counterpart Luis de Guindos know that he does not intent to leave earlier due to the defeat of his Labor Party …

Greek tax investigators raid home of ex UBS-Boss & HFSF-Chairman affiliated with ND

July 19, 2016 Politics Comments Off on Greek tax investigators raid home of ex UBS-Boss & HFSF-Chairman affiliated with ND

Greek tax investigators raided the home of former local UBS bank boss in Athens in the context of tax evasion probe based on account data acquired via Germany. The former UBS boss in Athens was also chairman of the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund where he was appointed in 2013 by …

Campaigner for Parthenon Marbles, Eddie O’Hara, passed away

June 1, 2016 Culture Comments Off on Campaigner for Parthenon Marbles, Eddie O’Hara, passed away

The leader of the British campaign to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, Eddie O’Hara, passed way at the age of 78. He became chairman of the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles (BCRPM) in 2010. The BCRPM formed in 1983, supports Greek demands for the London …

Cosco Hellas: Captain Wei goes… targets allegedly not met

July 2, 2013 Economy 1

Powerful and multi-awarded Captain Wei Jia Fu, chairman of the board of Cosco Hellas returns to China after a decision of central party committee. China Ocean Shipping Group (Cosco) announced the decision on Tuesday. Greek media report of some investors allegedly blaming Captain Wei for losses during the last two years. …

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