The developments in "Qatar Gate", the major corruption case that is shocking the European Parliament, are stormy. Europarliament VP Eva Kaili is facing serious charges. Kaili is among the four who were remanded in custody.
The incendiary rhetoric from Ankara continues with the last episode in this saga being the statement of the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who made new provocative statements.
Within the context of the 24th Annual Capital Link Invest in Greece Forum “Sustaining Growth & Investment Momentum,” the New York Stock Exchange in cooperation with Capital Link organized for yet another year, a special ceremony, in honor of Greece, titled “GREEK AMERICAN ISSUER DAY” at the New York Stock Exchange.
The government's goal to make Greece a model of sustainable tourism, to improve its image and to further upgrade the Greece brand was highlighted by the Secretary of State for International Economic Relations and External Affairs and president of Enterprise Greece, Ioannis Smyrlis, at the conference "Hellenic tourism: a national affair. Possibilities and perspectives", organized in Athens.
The Minister of Finance, Mr. Christos Staikouras, is in New York since yesterday, Wednesday, December 7th until Friday, December 9th, in order to participate in the annual Capital Link Investment Conference, entitled "24th Annual Capital Link Invest in Greece Forum" and to make contacts with representatives of investment and banking groups.
The United States urges that any disagreements between NATO allies be resolved diplomatically, State Department spokesman Ned Price said, referring to the Turkish foreign minister's threats against Greece.
The mobilizations of the Roma are overflowing withg anger due to the serious shooting injury of a 16-year-old man by police, in Thessaloniki.
Rioting also took place on Wednesday, for the third consecutive day, in various regions of the country. Among other things, the presence of the Roma was dynamic in Megara and Aspropyrgos, where they lit fires and threw objects.
In fact, due to the objects falling on the new Athens-Corinth National Highway, traffic was temporarily stopped in both directions between the 39th and 42nd km at approximately 8:00 p.m.
Also, a train stopped in Aspropyrgos, while there were delays in the routes of the Suburban Railway. According to a relevant announcement from the railway, "due to a fire near the tracks in the area of Aspropyrgos, by order of the fire department, train 1327 stopped at Ano Liosion station and train 1326 at Aspropyrgos station. Delays are expected on the suburban bus routes."
Tires were looted from a store in Aspropyrgos, while a little later the store was torched.
Late on Wednesday night, a message was sent from 112 to the residents of the surrounding areas, which stated: "If you are on NATO Avenue, Aspropyrgos area, take refuge in a closed building now. A fire has broken out in an outdoor tire warehouse. Smokes hazardous to health are emitted. Close doors and windows."
At the same time, a group of people set fire to a city bus in Menidi, which was totally destroyed. There were no passengers inside the bus.
Roma proceeded to a new blockade of the old Thessaloniki-Veria national road, at the height of Chalcedon. The gathered, set up barricades and set tires on fire.
Also, around 100 Roma blocked the old Kalamata-Athens highway from Wednesday afternoon. The blockade took place at the height of Ariochori and those gathered lit fires and hung banners. The presence of police officers is discreet, with vehicle traffic being (temporarily) conducted by bypass roads.
An atmosphere of tension in the area of Agios Dimitrios, in Agrinio, with around 50 gathered who set fire to waste bins and tires, while they closed the Antirrio – Ioannina highway at the same point, with the result that vehicle traffic is temporarily conducted by bypass roads. Late in the evening, when the gathered left, the fire brigade extinguished the fires, while the national road was reopened to traffic.
With a long career in finance, from billionaire George Soros' asset management company to McKinsey, Dr. Maria Vassalou, now a senior executive at Goldman Sachs, responsible for managing more than $200 billion in funds, believes the Fed is not is going to cut interest rates soon.
The current and former president of the Union of Greek Shipowners were both recognized with important awards on Friday, December 2, at the Lloyd's List Hellenic Shipping Awards for 2022, in front of over 1,000 guests from the shipping industry.
Melina Travlou, who earlier this year was elected the first female president of the EEE, was named Greek Maritime Personality of the Year. Ms Travlou was revealed as the winner of the award minutes after the Lloyd's List/Propeller Club Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to her predecessor, Theodoros Veniamis, who led the country's shipbuilding community for 13 years until his retirement in 2022.
Other notable individual awards included the Newsmaker of the Year award to shipowner Haris Vafias, for a long list of notable activities, including the launch of a second Nasdaq-listed shipping company, Imperial Petroleum.
Dorothea Ioannou of the American P&I Club was revealed as the International Personality of the Year after becoming the first woman to lead an International Club in its 167 years of existence.
The Next Generation in Shipping Award was won by Antonis Malaxianakis, founder and CEO of Harbor Lab, a technology startup that provides innovative software focused on port costs for ships.
In a greeting, the Minister of Shipping and Insular Policy Ioannis Plakiotakis congratulated the candidates as well as the winners of the 2022 Awards.
The annual awards recognize achievements and commendable activity in Greek shipping and promote Greece as a shipping hub. The winners are selected by an independent panel of judges representing a wide range of the Greek maritime community.
The 2022 winners
- Melina Travlou was voted as the Personality of the Hellenic Shipping of the year for 2022.
-Thodoris E. Veniamis was honored with the Lloyd's List/Propeller Club Lifetime Achievement Award for a highly successful shipping career that began nearly 50 years ago.
-The Newsmaker of the Year award was given to Haris Vafias, CEO of StealthGas and Imperial Petroleum.
-Antonis Malaxianakis won the Next Generation in Shipping Award, which is open to personalities up to the age of 40.
- Dorothea Ioannou, CEO of the management company of the American P&I Club, was elected International Personality of the Year.
- Dry Cargo Company of the Year was declared Ionic Bulk Carriers, managing a modern fleet of 14 bulk carriers.
-As Tanker Company of the Year, the jury chose Andriaki Shipping, the tanker management company founded by the N J Goulandris Group, now in its 70th year.
-Levante Ferries was awarded as Passenger Company of the Year.
-BRS Group Athens Ltd won the Shipbroker of the Year Award.
-The Financier of the Year Award in Greek Shipping was awarded to the Athens Stock Exchange.
-Dr. Christos Leontopoulos of ABS was awarded the Technical Achievement Award.
-Load Line Marine won the Safety Award.
-Polygreen won the Sustainability Award.
-Technava won this year's prestigious award of Piraeus: International Maritime Center.
-Captain Kimonas Christodoulou, captain of the tanker "Christina" of Sun Enterprises for rescuing 27 refugees from a small boat in the Aegean in August 2022, was declared Sailor of the Year.
-Project Connect, which operates the Adopt-A-Ship program in Greek schools, was named the winner of the 2022 Education or Training Award.
-The prize of the ship of the year was awarded to "Aero 1, 2, 3", the newly built catamarans of the Attica Group, which are now in Saronic from this year.
-The Lloyd’s List Intelligence Big Data Award was awarded to HiLo.
The two arrested for the deadly explosion in the boiler room, at the 9th Primary School of Serres, which claimed the life of an 11-year-old student, and injured two others (6 and 10 years old), were released by order of the prosecutor.
Greece will achieve record foreign direct investments in 2023 as well, estimated the Minister of Development and Investments Adonis Georgiadis, speaking at the 33rd Greek Economic Summit.
The US Congress is sending a clear message to Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish government about the overflights of Turkish fighter jets over the Greek islands, which included a relevant reference in the accompanying text of the defense budget (NDAA) that was finalized on Tuesday night.
The Hellenic Initiative welcomed over 800 guests at their 10th Annual sold-out Gala, which took place at the iconic venue of Cipriani Wall Street on December 3rd, 2022. The evening drew dignitaries, prominent Greek Americans, and Philhellenes to support the not-for-profit organization offering donations to Greece through various initiatives. The President, George Stamas, and Chairman, Andrew Liveris, spoke to the guests about the Greeks helping Greece, and The Hellenic Initiative’s past decade of service and milestones reached by the philanthropic organization with the slogan “Olli Mazi”. They also featured the Plant a Tree in Greece” campaign to help restore and reforest the areas ravaged by the wildfires in 2021.
The Hellenic Initiative honored Dr. Albert Bourla, CEO and Chairman of Pfizer, for overseeing the development of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccines. Master of Ceremonies 20th Century Fox’s CEO Jim Gianopoulos, spoke about the resilience of Greece and the Greeks. The famous Greek singer, Ellie Kokkinou, performed her top hits and had all guests dancing all night. THI raised over 2.5 million and will deploy the funds to Greek humanitarian programs to promote and support Greek economic and entrepreneurial development.
The Hellenic Initiative’s Venture Fair initiative is in its third year and gives the opportunity for Greeks startups to pitch their proof of concept to a variety of international investors that the organization draws in to promote investing in Greece. The organization also supports regenerate Greece and Odyssey, job seekers.
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Another move that puts a brake on Recep Tayyip Erdogan's plans for drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean has become known.