Tag: greece
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Greek Club Panathinaikos banned for three years from European competition
Panathinaikos have been banned from European competition for three years by the continent’s football governing body after failing to pay their debts. Players at Greece’s oldest club went on strike earlier this month in protest over unpaid wages from last year. The 20-time Greek champions were given a suspended sentence by Uefa in December, and…
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Greek economy minister resigns in subsidy abuse scandal
Greek Economy Minister, Dimitri Papadimitriou, has resigned, the office of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday. Papadimitrou stepped down over a scandal that forced his wife, Rania Antonopoulou, to quit as deputy labour minister a day earlier. Antonopoulou had received an annual state subsidy of 12,000 Euros to rent an apartment in Athens, though…
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Greece arrests suspected Islamic State terrorist
Greek authorities on Friday said they had arrested a Syrian man suspected to be member of the Islamic State terrorist organisation. Police said that they found incriminating data, videos and photographs, including scenes of executions, on his mobile phone. He has reportedly confessed to being a member of Islamic State. The 32-year-old, who arrived illegally…