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Giannis Alafouzos
Giannis Alafouzos (, born 2 July 1957) is a Greek businessman, shipowner, owner and president of Panathinaikos F.C. and member of the Alafouzos family from Santorini. Early life Giannis Alafouzos was born in 1957 and is the son of businessman, shipowner and newspaper publisher Aristeidis Alafouzos. He graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in economics and history. During his student years, he was an athlete who mainly competed in the 100m sprint. He is a sailor with significant international distinctions. He is married and has three children. Shipping In the early 1980s, after completing his postgraduate studies, Giannis Alafouzos followed in the steps of his father's career in shipping and worked towards the expansion of his family's shipping company, Glafki (Hellas) Maritime Company. He served as managing director of Kyklades Maritime Corporation, a company operating a modern tanker fleet, and also founded the shipping company Ermis Maritime Corporation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santorini
Santorini (, ), officially Thira (, ) or Thera, is a Greek island in the southern Aegean Sea, about southeast from the mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago formed by the Santorini caldera. It is the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of islands, with an area of approximately and a 2021 census population of 15,480. The municipality of Santorini includes the inhabited islands of Santorini and Therasia, and the uninhabited islands of Nea Kameni, Palaia Kameni, Aspronisi, Anydros, and Christiana. The total land area is . Santorini is part of the Thira regional unit. It is the most active volcanic centre in the South Aegean Volcanic Arc. The volcanic arc is approximately long and wide. The region first became volcanically active around 3–4 million years ago, though volcanism on Thera began around 2 million years ago with the extrusion of dacitic lavas from vents around Akrotiri. One of the largest volcanic eruptions in reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Government-debt Crisis
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People From Santorini
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Football Chairmen And Investors
Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all known varieties of Greek **Mycenaean Greek, most ancient attested form of the language (16th to 11th centuries BC) **Ancient Greek, forms of the language used c. 1000–330 BC **Koine Greek, common form of Greek spoken and written during Classical antiquity **Medieval Greek or Byzantine Language, language used between the Middle Ages and the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople **Modern Greek, varieties spoken in the modern era (from 1453 AD) *Greek alphabet, script used to write the Greek language *Greek Orthodox Church, several Churches of the Eastern Orthodox Church *Ancient Greece, the ancient civilization before the end of Antiquity * Old Greek, the language as spoken from Late Antiquity to around 1500 AD *Greek mythology, a body of myths o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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2015 Greek Football Scandal
The 2015 Greek football scandal was a sports scandal in Greece’s top professional association football league that involved numerous executives from different clubs and from Greek Football Association and referees. The scandal emerged in 2014 when prosecutor Aristidis Korreas' 173-page work was revealed. The prosecutor’s report was mainly based on telephone tappings, operated by the National Intelligence Service of Greece, that allegedly showed relations between clubs’ executives and Greek Football Association. According to that report various executives, including football players, referees, club and association executives, had formed a criminal organization in order to control the Greek football through fixing matches and blackmailing.", The case led to the court, after the most of charges had been dropped by judicial councils, and finally on January 28, 2021 the three-member Criminal Court of Appeals acquitted unanimously all the defendants in the case. Investigation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasilis Konstantinou
Vasilis Konstantinou (; born 19 November 1947) is a former Greek football goalkeeper whose career spanned three decades: the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He also served as president of FC Panathinaikos from 2017 to 2019. Club career Born in Marousi, Konstantinou played football for Panathinaikos' youth team before becoming the back-up goalkeeper and under study of Takis Ikonomopoulos. He filled in successfully for his "mentor" when the situation called for it as was the case in the European Cup semi-finals against Red Star Belgrade (3-0) which sent PAO to the final. Eventually, Konstantinou became the first-team's keeper, a position he held until the 1983 season. He ended his career in 1984, playing for OFI. In the summer of 1973 he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Homer. International career Konstantinou was capped 28 times with Greece. He was the keeper for Greece for the UEFA Euro 1980 Final. Honours ;Panathinaikos *Alpha Ethniki: 1964–65, 1968– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Football Cup
The Greek Football Cup (), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's football event, after the championship of Super League. The organizing authority of the institution is the Hellenic Football Federation ( EPO). Since its inception in 1931 it has been held 83 times, with a cup winner being crowned on 82 occasions. The final in 1962 being the only occasion when no champion was crowned. Olympiacos is the most successful club, having reached the final 43 times and earning 29 trophies. History The Greek Cup under EPO began in 1931. In its early years, entry was optional. Teams were paired against each other by the football associations, without a draw taking place. Later on, for many years, a proper draw took place and also two-legged matches were added. The participation of Olympiacos and Panathinaikos in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bali Communiqué
__NOTOC__ On 30 November 2007, the business leaders of 150 global companies published a communiqué to world leaders calling for a comprehensive, legally binding United Nations framework to tackle climate change. The initiative represents an unprecedented coming together of the international business community and includes some of the biggest companies and brands from around the world, including the United States, Europe, Australia and China. It has been led by The Prince of Wales's UK and EU Corporate Leaders Groups on Climate Change, which are developed and run by the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership. It was hoped that the Bali Communiqué would have a significant impact on the UN climate negotiations starting on 3 December 2007 in Bali, Indonesia (see 2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference). The Bali Communiqué calls for: *a comprehensive, legally binding United Nations framework to tackle climate change *emission reduction targets to be guided prim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skai TV
Skai TV is a Greek free-to-air television network based in Piraeus, operating under Skai Group. It has been broadcasting since 2006 and is available via digital terrestrial transmission, as well as subscription-based services such as Nova and Cosmote TV. The network is a member of Digea, a consortium overseeing digital terrestrial broadcasting in Greece. Initially, Skai TV dubbed foreign-language content into Greek but later shifted to using subtitles for most foreign programs. This was a departure from common practice in Greek television, where subtitles are generally reserved for specific types of programming. History Skai TV first launched on September 21, 1993, focusing on news and sports. In 1999, the network was sold and rebranded as Alpha TV, shifting towards general entertainment. In 2006, the original Skai TV brand was reintroduced after the acquisition of Seven TV, a struggling broadcaster. The revived Skai TV emphasized news and foreign programming. The network ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aristeidis Alafouzos
Aristeidis Alafouzos (Greek: Αριστείδης Αλαφούζος; 9 March 1924 – 17 May 2017) was a Greek shipowner, civil engineer and media mogul. In the media area he was best known for his ownership of the Kathimerini newspaper. Early life Alafouzos was born in Oia on the island of Santorini to Ioannis Alafouzos a member of a shipping and political family on the island. A year after his birth there was a volcanic eruption on the island, which led his family to move to Piraeus, where Aristides went on to study at the Second Piraeus Middle School for Boys, excelling at mathematics. In September 1940 the family relocated to Athens, where he continued his high school education. At this time it was Alafouzos' intention to enter the Hellenic Navy Academy, but as the academy had closed due to the German occupation of Greece he transferred his attention to continuing his education at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). Following the death of his father on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
