Theodoros Zagorakis

Socialist PASOK on Sunday unveiled its roster of candidates for the upcoming European Parliament elections in June.

Controversially, among the 34 candidates was Theodoros Zagorakis, currently in his second term as an MEP representing ruling New Democracy.

The failure to improve, even somewhat, the situation in Greece's professional football sector is now being demonstrated on almost a day-by-day basis.

Ruling New Democracy has struck lawmaker and popular soccer veteran Theodoros Zagorakis from its European Parliament group over comments criticizing a recommendation by the Professional Sports Commission to relegate clubs PAOK and Xanthi.

The global governing body of football, FIFA and its European branch UEFA have threatened Greece with expelling all its clubs and the Greek national football team from all international competitions, after a meeting between their representatives in Athens and Greek Deputy Minister for Sports Stavros Kontonis came to an impasse.

14 Greek senior high school students and their two escorts from Evritania, who were visiting the EU Parliament building in Brussels on an excursion, have been transferred to a cafeteria on the promises for their safety by Belgian authorities.

New Democracy MEP Theodoros Zagorakis had his immunity lifted on Wednesday by the European Parliament so he could stand trial in Greece in connection to an accident that happened at PAOK?s Toumba Stadium in May 2010, when he was the club?s chairman.

The ex-soccer player is accused of failing to abide by safety regulations and being responsible for an employee?s injury.

The European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs unanimously decided to strip New Democracy MEP Theodoros Zagorakis of his parliamentary immunity, following a request forwarded by the Deputy Public Prosecutor at the Supreme Court of Greece on 19 December 2014 and announced in plenary on January 28, 2015.

World War Two hero Manolis Glezos is set to be elected to European Parliament at the age of 91 following Sunday’s vote in Greece. He is set to be joined in Brussels and Strasbourg by the former captain of Greece’s Euro 2004-winning soccer team, Theodoros Zagorakis.

Conservative New Democracy is to announce its list of candidates for next month's European elections on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who leads conservative ND, is due to present the list to the party's political committee at 2 p.m.