Dimitris Melissanidis

Mark Clattenburg, the head of officiating for Hellenic Football Federation (EPO), the governing body of football in Greece, merely confirmed the very obvious after the eighth week of play in Greece's Super League.

By Lefteris Charalampopoulos

One is today confronted with an unpunished foray of Dimitris Melissanidis on a football field, indifferent policemen and absentee ministers who do not honour their oath.

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The Hellenic Capital Market Commission on Monday approved a bid by Czech-based Sazka Group to take full control of gaming firm OPAP.
Greece sold a 33 percent stake in OPAP to Emma Delta, currently owned by Sazka Group and Georgios Melissanidis, in 2013 for about 650 million euros as part of an international bailout.

Greece's OPAP, Europe's fourth-largest betting firm by revenue, said on Tuesday its chief financial officer would step down by the end of September to pursue other opportunities.
Michal Houst joined OPAP in 2013 after Greece sold a minority stake to a Czech-Greek fund.

Czech-based Sazka Group has launched a bid to take full control of Greece's OPAP, Europe's fourth-largest betting firm by revenue.
Greece sold a 33 percent stake in OPAP to Emma Delta, currently owned by Sazka Group and Georgios Melissanidis, in 2013 for about 650 million euros ($729.9 million) as part of a European Union-prescribed international bailout.

Greece's stock exchange temporarily suspended trading in OPAP on Monday pending an "important announcement" from Europe's fourth-largest betting firm by revenue.
The stock exchange did not provide any details. 

[Reuters]

FC Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis has made bombshell charges against Petros and Sokratis Kokkalis [the business tycoon who previously owned Olympiacos], as well as against businessman and AEK FC owner Dimitris Melissanidis and PAOK FC owner Ivan Savvidis.

The US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has approved Aegean Marine Petroleum's reorganisation plan following the company's filing for Chapter 11 protection under US bankruptcy law.

The plan is the product of extensive negotiations between Aegean Marine Petroleum and a large number of its creditors.

Manolo Jimenez, the Spanish coach who led AEK to its first league title in 24 years last summer, is back at the helm of the Athens club for a third time.

Energy trader Mercuria Group has agreed to provide a $1 billion trade finance facility to Greece's Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, the marine fuel logistics and supplies company said on Thursday, sending Aegean's stock up more than 150 percent.