Theodoros Veniamis

Theodoros Veniamis was re-elected for another three years as head of the Association of Greek Shipowners on Thursday.

Addressing the body's annual general meeting, he expressed optimism that an agreement would be reached with Brussels that respects the institutional and constitutional status shipping enjoys in Greek law.

Sirens sounded this week in the all-important Greek shipping sector, a field where Greek interests traditionally enjoy top international rankings in terms of vessel ownership, revenues, tonnage and annual percentage of transported cargo.

Police said on Thursday that a terrorist attack that had been planned for the weekend was foiled at the last minute with the arrest of a suspected accomplice of the jailed Revolutionary Struggle leader Nikos Maziotis, noting that the offices of New Democracy had been among the likely targets for the hit.