Ivan Savvidis
Greece
Prosecutor's Office Asks for Investigation of PAOK Owner's Acts
Head of Thessaloniki Prosecutor's Office Lambros Tsogas ordered a preliminary investigation on PAOK Owner Ivan Savvidis and his unlawful acts during the PAOK-AEK football game on Sunday.
The head prosecutor sent a written order to Sports Public Prosecutor Evangelia Liasou...
Greece
FIFA Delegation Heads to Greece to Discuss Football Unrest
FIFA is sending a group of officials to Greece to discuss the football crisis that broke out on Sunday, after PAOK owner Ivan Savvidis stormed the field of play and tried to approach the referee while carrying a gun.
Savvidis...
Greece
PAOK Owner Savvidis Re-Emerges to Apologize
The owner of PAOK Thessaloniki reappeared on Tuesday to apologize following his dramatic pitch invasion on Sunday night with a holstered firearm.
Ivan Savvidis, who was sought by police and had apparently disappeared for at least 36 hours, issued a...
Greece
PAOK Owner's Ties to Greek Government Fray
The relationship between businessman Ivan Savvidis and the Greek government is shaking after the PAOK owner stormed his team's pitch at Toumba Stadium on Sunday sporting a handgun.
Sunday's incident in Thessaloniki made headlines in the domestic media and circulated...
Greece
Arrest Warrant Issued for PAOK Owner Ivan Savvidis
Greek courts have issued an arrest warrant for PAOK FC owner Ivan Savvidis who interrupted the PAOK-AEK match after entering the pitch bearing a gun. Four other men are also wanted in the case.
The PAOK owner followed by his...
Business
Greek Court Suspends €44Mln Fine for Tobacco Company
The First Instance Administrative Court of Komotini suspended the enforcement of a €44 million fine imposed on SEKAP tobacco company for actions allegedly made prior to its acquisition by the Ivan Savvidis group.
The court in its decision N22 / 2018...
Business
SEKAP Tobacco Company Gets Temporary 3-week Stay in Debt Collection
After a few weeks of public turbulence with its board threatening with a total shutdown of operations, the troubled SEKAP tobacco company received a short stay in debt collection by a Greek court.
The company was granted a temporary stay...
Business
Greek Tobacco Manufacturer SEKAP Suspends Payments
Greek tobacco giant SEKAP held an extraordinary board council meeting on Thursday to discuss the company's financial problems due to an outstanding state debt issued 8 years ago for a series of violations.
The board council decided to launch procedures...
Business
Greek Tobacco Industry SEKAP on the Verge of Bankruptcy
The possibility of bankruptcy that is to be discussed at an extraordinary board meeting of the Greek tobacco industry SEKAP, is scheduled for Thursday.
SEKAP; which is owned by Russian-Greek investor Ivan Savvidis, has been asked by a Komotini Court...
Greece
Atlantic Council Report: Russia Uses Greece as a Trojan Horse
Greece is one of Russia's 'Trojan Horses' to enter and influence Europe and its policies, says a new report from the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center.
The report says that Russia continues to seek a foothold in Southern Europe to undermine...