Marinakis

In a high-profile defamation case unfolding in London, Greek shipping magnate Evangelos Marinakis is suing Aris Football Club President Irini Karipidis over an alleged online smear campaign accusing him of match-fixing and more.

Evangelos Marinakis, a Greek shipping magnate and owner of English Premier League soccer club Nottingham Forest, was on Thursday accused of trying to fix a Greek soccer match, in a London libel lawsuit he is bringing over an alleged smear campaign in Britain.

Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis began Monday's press briefing by announcing the implementation of price reductions on basic consumer products in supermarkets. 

"By the end of October, the first 120 product codes will have reduced prices, marking the beginning of this initiative, with over 600 product codes from various suppliers gradually being added," he said.

In a rare cross border stem cell transplantation, a now 4-year-old Turkish child, who clutched onto life after a crucial operation two years ago, has reunited with his Greek donor in Athens.

Of the 146 houses that have so far been earmarked for demolition following a large wildfire that swept through northeastern Attica last week, 80% had not cleared their plots of combustible materials, government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said on Wednesday.

In the remaining 20% of the cases the properties were cleaned and the damage was much more limited, he added.

Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis called on Sunday for SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis to expel MEP Nikos Pappas from the party after a private Instagram conversation in which Pappas appeared to make offensive remarks against a police officer was leaked online.

The Development Ministry's initiative to reduce the cost of living and lower the prices of food and essential household items is progressing, government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis said during a press briefing on Monday.

Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis commented on Friday on the taxation of refineries announced by the National Economy and Finance Ministry on Thursday, saying the measure was "genuine" and not "communications-led" - unlike the proposals of the opposition - since the government had the data that was needed to calculate what the excess profits would amount to.

Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis mentioned in his briefing to the press on Monday that National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis presented to the cabinet a legislative initiative concerning the digital transaction fee.

The BBC on Monday reported that the Greek coastguard is responsible for dozens of migrant deaths in the Mediterranean over a three-year period, including nine people who "were deliberately thrown into the water."