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Chris Avramidis wrote that government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis did not answer directly whether the government agreed with the New Democracy MEP Eleonora Meleti, who, according to him, had spoken about employers being blackmailed by employees. According to Avramidis, Marinakis said that Meleti's related reference was limited and that she "must have received" complaints, while adding that he could not know if such incidents existed. Avramidis noted that when asked again whether the government adopted the position of the MEP, the spokesman did not respond with clear agreement or disagreement and referred to the importance of employers creating and paying for jobs. Avramidis commented that the answer portrayed Meleti as a defender of workers, even though, as he wrote, she had referred to employers who were being blackmailed by employees. #Εργαζόμενοι #Εργοδότες #Κυβέρνηση (translated)

"The public offering of Capital Maritime Finance on the Greek stock exchange is a milestone. Evangeos Marinakis characterized the listing of Capital Maritime Finance on the Athens Stock Exchange, through a public offering of shares amounting to 250 million euros, as a historical milestone for the Greek capital market and a vote of confidence in Greece." #Οικονομία #Κεφαλαιαγορά #Ναυτιλία (translated)

Evangelos Marinakis described the introduction of Capital Maritime Finance on Euronext Athens as a historic milestone and a vote of confidence in the Greek capital market, which offers new opportunities for Greek investors in the shipping sector. #Οικονομία #Κεφαλαιαγορά #Ναυτιλία (translated)

"It is a matter of amazement how Mr. Tsipras ignores basic data concerning our country's defense programs, which are of crucial importance." In response to Alex Tsipras' criticism regarding the timeline for the delivery of American fighter jets, Pavlos Marinakis argued that the former prime minister is either unaware of the basic facts of the defense programs or is attempting to present a different reality. #Μαρινάκης #Τσίπρας #F35 (translated)

Dvs Dvs wrote that a meeting was held at the Maximos Mansion regarding the Olympiakos stadium, with the participation of Vangelis Marinakis. He estimated that Marinakis might have decided that Olympiakos would not acquire a stadium if he waited for Tsipras or Androulakis to take over the government. The writer characterized "Koulis's" handling as clever and argued that it targeted Marinakis's strong relationship with Olympiakos fans. He added that he considered a goodwill gesture possible from both sides, while noting that the project had to proceed, as it did not belong to Marinakis. Finally, he mentioned that he expected changes in the shipowner's media outlets. #Ολυμπιακός #Μαρινάκης #ποδόσφαιρο (translated)

Asterios Samiotakis wrote that there was a meeting at the Maximos Mansion with Vangelis Marinakis present regarding the new Karaiskakis Stadium, which, according to his post, will have more than 53,000 seats. He estimated that Marinakis believed that the Prime Minister is heading towards a third term and asserted that he would not wait until 2031, criticizing the opposition as incompetent. #Καραϊσκάκης #πολιτική #Μαξίμου (translated)

Chris Avramidis stated that he asked the government how many projects from the Recovery Fund had been completed and were functioning, but he did not receive a numerical answer. He said that Kyriakos Mitsotakis was celebrating "100% absorption" of the 36 billion euros, while, according to a comparative study by PASOK, about two-thirds of the measures in the original "Greece 2.0" plan had been reduced in terms of physical scope, altered targets, or completely removed. According to him, several projects had been transferred to ESPA programs or to national resources. In light of the floods in Crete, Avramidis said that in July none of the four anti-flood projects and the 18 irrigation projects under consideration had been completed, and the same was true for water supply projects. He also noted that none of the civil protection policy objectives he set had been completed: the 13 regional centers, the upgrading of seven Canadairs, and the 11 firefighting aircraft. According to Avramidis, government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis did not provide numbers and referred to other issues such as the personal doctor, the digital tutor, job vacancies, and absorption rates. When Avramidis repeated the question about civil protection projects, Marinakis reportedly said, "you probably have no idea about the functioning of the Recovery Fund," and pledged to ask for an update. Avramidis concluded by asking how much of the initial physical scope had been delivered and how many projects had practically improved the daily lives and safety of citizens. He said he was still waiting for numbers. #ΤαμείοΑνάκαμψης #Πολιτική #Δημοκρατία (translated)

Tasos7 wrote that Michalis Kountouris took over in June 2011, when the amateur Olympiacos had four active team sections and debts of over 7 million, double that of what, according to him, Panathinaikos had when it relegated some of its teams to the A2. According to the post, from 1925 to 2011 the club had won 84 titles in team sports, of which four were European. Tasos7 mentioned that in the 15 years of Kountouris' management, Olympiacos won 145 titles, including 13 European ones. He also provided a tally of 145-20 titles, 60-11 championships, and 13-0 European titles against Panathinaikos, as well as a streak of 50-0 against them. He claimed that the rival relegated its teams to the A2 to avoid the matchups. The author also noted that new sections were created, such as women's basketball, women's football, and women's handball. Regarding women's basketball, he pointed out that it had won 9 out of 11 championships, while handball had surpassed AEK in championships and total titles. He added that the two women's teams would compete in the top division from the following year. Tasos7 wrote that the debts were settled through more than 150 agreements and repayments, and that the construction of a swimming pool was underway, a longstanding request, as he mentioned, for Piraeus. For individual sports, he noted that swimming maintained its title, table tennis won a European title, and boxing won 7 out of 8 championships after 30 years without a title. He also mentioned championships in beach volleyball and sailing. In conclusion, he attributed the change in the club's history to Kountouris and his administration, with the support of Olympiacos fans and Vangelis Marinakis. #Ολυμπιακός #Αθλητισμός #Πρωταθλητισμός (translated)

LouellaDeVil accused Karystianou, Psaropoulos, their collaborators, Kolo, and the media—especially those connected to Marinakis—of spreading lies for four years. She wrote that they had defamed the deceased train drivers and their families and lied about the woodcut and the "filling," while she referred to their group as a gang. https://t.co/v3Z1j48dLG #Ψέματα #Δικαιοσύνη #ΜΜΕ (translated)

Greece 24 reported that Marinakis said that Kyriakos Mitsotakis had stated that the Prespa Agreement could not be canceled after its voting and that he had not deceived the citizens. He added that Alexis Tsipras had promised during the election campaign the abolition of the ENFIA, but later increased it. https://t.co/1DXttVOoUi #Πολιτική #Ελλάδα #Εκλογές (translated)

Chris Avramidis wrote that he had repeatedly asked government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis if US Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle had said that the US could provoke political change in any country, including Greece. According to him, Marinakis had responded that there was no issue of threat, but he had not explicitly denied that the specific words were said. Avramidis mentioned that the Wall Street Journal had reported that Marinakis did not answer directly if Guilfoyle had referred to Romania as a precedent. He added that when he pressed with a related question, the government spokesman referred to his previous answers and eventually said he had nothing to add. He wrote that the matter had reached the US Congress: Gregory Meeks, chair of the Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, had sent a letter to Marco Rubio asking for answers regarding Guilfoyle's behavior. According to the Committee's statement, the allegation was that the ambassador had invoked Romania and said that the US could provoke similar political change in other countries, including Greece. Meeks was calling for her removal if the allegations were found to be accurate. Avramidis added that, according to journalist Thanasis Koukakis, there appeared to have been a process initiated to preserve records, so that any potentially useful evidence for future checks or investigations would not be destroyed. He mentioned possible records like emails, SMS, messages on apps, and meeting calendars, while noting that the relevant publication clarified that the process itself did not constitute prosecution or finding of illegality. Regarding Greece, he wrote that Minister Stavros Papastavrou had spoken in Parliament, where Alexandros Kazamias asked him if the controversial phrase had been said. According to Avramidis, the minister did not answer the question and referred to the performance of his ministry and the relations between Greece and the US. Avramidis also criticized the cost of American natural gas and concluded that it remained unanswered whether the specific words had been said. #Ελλάδα #ΗΠΑ #Πολιτική (translated)

🚨 Today we asked something very simple about the filling up in Tempes: Pavlos Marinakis had declared that the "work" was done to lift the carriages and find people alive. Adonis Georgiadis said that voices and cries could be heard. Makarios Lazaridis said it was a matter of human lives. 📌 However, the official report states that the last trapped survivors had been freed by 00:20. When large cranes and a bulldozer started arriving around 04:00, the operation was now about retrieving bodies. ❓ So we asked: Were you uninformed about what had really happened or were you consciously lying that the cranes were going to retrieve living people? ❌ To this question, the government spokesman did not respond. 🎯 Instead of answering, he followed the classic tactic: He tried to divert the discussion, attacking the journalist who posed the question, talking again about "career" and "weaponizing" human pain. ❓ But who is really making a career out of this case? The journalist who asks what the relatives want to be asked or a government spokesman who is paid to defend the government's positions? 💬 We are neither paid based on whether the government does well nor do we have any interest in whether a government that defends what happened after the accident will communicate well. Another ⚠️ And most importantly: these questions are raised by the relatives themselves. How is it that the one who conveys the relatives' question is "weaponizing" their pain, while the one who represents a government that treats the relatives as opponents (according to their statement) appears to be the one who respects human pain? 🔴 Then he said something else. That then he "had no such authority." And immediately afterward claimed that later he simply "transfers the real data as they are." ❓ But if he had no authority and did not know what had happened on the ground, how did he know that the work was done to find people alive? ⚖️ Here there are two possibilities. Either they did not know what had really happened and yet they spoke publicly with certainty. Or they did know. One is a huge issue of criminal incompetence. The other is much worse. 🕯️ And we are talking about a case in which there are people mourning their children and relatives. 🔎 That’s why we insisted. We asked him again, now that there is an official report: Do you still insist that the specific work was done to find people alive? Do you still stand by what you said then? ❌ He did not answer there either. ⚽ And then the familiar refrain followed. The ball is in the stands. 🎭 The classic Machiavellian tactic: I do not answer today to what you are asking me. I load it onto a third party and preferably into an indefinite future, when perhaps I won’t even be here to bear the political cost of the answer. ⚖️ The "independent" Justice will decide. Somehow. Somewhere. Someday. 📍 In short: you ask him if he acknowledges that the government made inaccuracies about the filling up and if he still defends what he said then. And instead of answering, he tells you that Justice, somehow, somewhere, someday, will decide. #Τεμπη #Τεμπη_εγκλημα #Τεμπη #Δικαιοσυνη #Ερωτηματα (translated)

⚠️ Alexandros Exarchou: The name of the businessman that the media and the political system dare not pronounce. 🔸 On September 25, @WSJ revealed that American ambassador Kimberly Gillfoyle is promoting the participation of the Aktor group in billion-euro deals for the transportation of American LNG through Greece. 🔸 The American newspaper extensively referred to the CEO of Aktor, Alexandros Exarchou, as well as lobbyist Christos Marafatsos, who received $160,000 from Aktor for developing contacts with the Trump administration. 🔸 Together with shipowners Mbako and Kaymenaki, Mr. Exarchou has a strong presence in the Greek economy and politics. In construction. In energy. In banking. In media. In sports. 🔸 The Aktor group receives government contracts worth hundreds of millions of euros, while, as we have documented, Mr. Exarchou is being prosecuted by the European Prosecutor's Office in the case of Contract 717 for the Tempi. 🔸 The Wall Street Journal mentions Mr. Exarchou's name 11 times in its report. Yet, most systemic media managed to reproduce the report without mentioning the businessman. 🔸 To Vima, Ta Nea, Mega, and https://t.co/SdHHnEpDDn of the Marinakis group did not mention either Aktor or Mr. Exarchou. The same applies to the Kathimerini of the Alafouzos group, the Naftemporiki of the Melissanidis group, Open of Ivan Savvidis, the Real group of Hatzinikolaou - Kouris, Protos Thema of Tassos Karamitsos, and News247 of Dimitris Mari. Finally, Parapolitika and iefimerida, both of which are owned by Exarchou. 🔸 SKAI and Newsbreak removed their articles highlighting the publication. 🔸 Most media only highlighted the -concerning and dangerous- statement by Ms. Gillfoyle about the ability of the U.S. to overthrow governments, including the Greek one. 🔸 In contrast, a minority of media referred to Mr. Exarchou. Special mention for the completeness of coverage goes to @Financial_RepGR by journalist @ioannoychristos, as well as @ThePressProject. 🔸 Aside from systemic media, neither of the ruling parties mentioned Mr. Exarchou and Aktor in their statements. Neither ND nor ELAS nor PASOK. 🔸 The Wall Street Journal's publication also revealed that Mr. Marafatsos lobbied for the Metlen (of Evangelos Mytilineos) and Kopelouzos groups. None of the aforementioned media or parties mentioned these two names. ✊ Reporters United does reporting with names and surnames because it does not accept money from the state or from businessmen. If you want more such reports, support us with a monthly subscription, no matter how small, at https://t.co/tdnEfIeuRl. ✍️ @boublis @Chondrogiannos 📊 @maltepioti 🎥 @spoovio #Ελλάδα #ΜΜΕ #πολιτική (translated)

Ερωτηθείς για τις πληροφορίες περί αλλαγής της διαδρομής, ο κυβερνητικός εκπρόσωπος Παύλος Μαρινάκης δήλωσε ότι δεν γνωρίζει για οποιονδήποτε ανασχεδιασμό και ότι η ενημέρωση που έχει είναι πως το έργο θα προχωρήσει στη βάση του αρχικού σχεδιασμού. #GSI #ναυτικέςέρευνες #γεωπολιτική