Ivan Savvidis

Ivan Savvidis was a member of the Russian parliament with the United Russia party and was closely associated with the country’s president, Vladimir Putin

A Ukrainian court has confirmed a request from the country's government to seize the assets of Greek-Russian businessman Ivan Savvidis and his wife, Kyriaki.

In a statement posted on its website, the Ukrainian Justice Ministry said that the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine had accepted its request on Thursday to seize the Savvidis' assets in the country.

The deadline to submit binding bids for a 67% stake in Volos Port Authority is August 22 and will not be extended, Kathimerini understands.

Of finalists summoned to submit binding bids, seven are said to still be actively interested.

PAOK Chairman Ivan Savvidis was acquitted on appeal by a Thessaloniki court for his pitch invasion during the Greek Super League fixture between PAOK and AEK Athens in March 2018, but received an eight-month suspended sentence after being found guilty for the weapon he had on him.

The MITSIS HOTELS Group is expanding with the management of a new luxury 5* hotel resort in Halkidiki, according to the company's announcement.

Specifically, the Group entered into a 20-year Property Management Agreement with Happy Holidays S.A., with a horizon of completion and operation of the unit in 2025.

Ivan Savvidis is on a list of 2,500 individuals, mostly businesspeople and bankers, that the Ukrainian government considers as "Putin's people", the reason for the latest imposition of strict economic sanctions on them. Kyiv, in fact, calls on the European Union to impose the same sanctions.

An association of Greeks in Russia led by Greek-Russian businessman Ivan Savvidis has sent cars and generators to pro-Russian separatist authorities in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, the Donetsk News Agency reported on April 10, saying that the donations would be used in providing medical aid and humanitarian assistance.

Porto Carras is set to have a new owner, as Technical Olympic has agreed to sell the emblematic tourism resort at Halkidiki in central Macedonia to the Ivan Savvidis group's Belterra Investments for 205 million euros.

The next few days will likely reveal the future of the Porto Carras holiday resort at Halkidiki in Central Macedonia, as the new and improved offer by Ivan Savvidis' Belterra Investments is expected to speed up discussions on the matter.

Everyone knew that he was going to speak about all the problems. Besides, everybody knows that it was Olympiacos that initiated this debate and brought to the fore all the forms of corruption and immorality associated with Greek Football.