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The new waste requirements that come into force on January 1, 2027, will place significant demands on municipalities and property owners, but several industry players believe that the timeline for the transition is insufficient to install the necessary equipment in time. #Avfallshantering #Sopsortering #Återvinning (translated)

Alexander Exarchou, president and CEO of the AKTOR Group, warns about the energy crisis in Europe, calling for subsidies for electricity and reductions in natural gas fees, arguing that the EU's estimates for supply stability are unrealistic. #Ενέργεια #ΑλεξάνδροςΕξάρχου #Ευρώπη (translated)

The KAE Panathinaikos AKTOR expressed its deep sorrow for the death of George Vardinoyannis at the age of 90. In a statement, it described him as a prominent figure in the Greek business world and mentioned his many years of contribution to Panathinaikos and society. At the same time, it expressed its condolences to his family and loved ones, bidding farewell to him as "Captain." #paobcaktor #συλλυπητήρια #Παναθηναϊκός #Βαρδινογιάννης (translated)

We are both proud and grateful to receive this award. Sweden's ICA retailers want to be an active part of the solution to local safety challenges. Through the local safety agreements, we, together with municipalities, police, and other actors, have created a model where we take joint responsibility for safety where people live, work, and shop, says Robert Gustafsson, responsible for safety issues at the ICA Retailers' Association. #brottsförebyggande #detaljhandel #trygghetsöverenskommelser (translated)

Chris Avramidis stated that he asked the Greek government about reports from the Daily Mail and the Wall Street Journal regarding Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle and AKTOR lobbyist Christos Marafatsos. According to what he cited from the Daily Mail, Guilfoyle allegedly requested $250,000 from Greek businessmen to pay off her luxury Mercedes. The Wall Street Journal, as he mentioned, wrote that the paid lobbyist Marafatsos accompanied the ambassador to official government meetings, without the interlocutors always knowing which company he represented. Avramidis said he asked government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis who the businessmen were, whether they had transactions with the public sector, which meetings with ministers the lobbyist participated in, and whether possible conflicts of interest would be checked. According to the journalist, Marinakis replied that the issue did not fall under the government's competencies, accused him of adopting the reports, and referred him to the press offices of the ministries. Avramidis added that the government spokesman said the government could neither dismiss nor adopt the reports. The journalist argued that the questions regarding the lobbyist's meetings with ministers, whether they knew which company he represented, and whether the contacts for potential conflicts of interest would be examined remained unanswered. #Ελλάδα #πολιτική #δημοσιογραφία (translated)

Chris Avramidis commented on the departure of Kimberley Guilfoyle, accusing the Mitsotakis government of not asking her to retract offensive remarks about Greeks. He noted that suicides had increased by 35% during that period and criticized the ambassador for her stance towards the Greek people. Avramidis claimed that the Vertical Corridor would serve the sale of American liquefied natural gas in Europe, benefiting American multinationals and Greek oligarchs, while consumers would pay higher prices. He also linked the case to a report from the Wall Street Journal, which stated that AKTOR paid $160,000 to a lobbyist who illegally participated in official meetings with Guilfoyle, while she was promoting the company to governments in the Balkans. He accused the Greek media of not sufficiently covering the issue and asked why SKAI withdrew a related publication, suggesting that the decision might be connected to the business interests of shipowner Alafouzos. He also claimed that Guilfoyle had threatened that the Greek government could fall and compared this reasoning to the Apostasy of 1965 and the junta of 1967. Finally, Avramidis estimated that AKTOR might lose money and accused Kyriakos Mitsotakis of potentially offsetting losses with direct assignments. He linked the company to the Tempi incident, criticizing the delays in restoring railway signals and the attribution of responsibility to a stationmaster. #Ελλάδα #πολιτική #ενέργεια (translated)

Chris Avramidis argued that Kimberley Guilfoyle's farewell text revealed that her mission in Greece aimed to serve American interests. He stated that she presented deals for the export of American liquefied natural gas through the Vertical Corridor, the expansion of opportunities for American businesses and investments, and the strengthening of American energy influence and leadership in Southeast Europe as successes. Avramidis described the Vertical Corridor as detrimental to Greek households, whether it is implemented at 50% or 10% by Greek brokers. He argued that hundreds of millions of euros would be directed towards American interests, instead of reducing the energy burden for households, and said that the project was presented as aid to Ukraine, while, according to him, it represented a profitable business opportunity for companies seeking to expand their influence. He also claimed that Guilfoyle threatened that the Greek government could be overthrown if it did not meet the desires of the U.S., and compared this logic to what, he said, happened in 1965 and 1967. He also referred to published allegations that she was asking for bribes and argued that her departure was not enough as a response. He raised the issue of democratic legitimacy, asking who decided that the needs of Greek households had to be subordinated to American interests, and mentioned, along with American multinationals, the large contractor AKTOR. #Γκιλφόιλ #αμερικη #Γκιλφόιλ #αμερικανική_κυριαρχία #Ελλάδα (translated)

Chris Avramidis wrote that Kimberly Guilfoyle was resigning and accused the government of not asking her to retract offensive remarks about the Greeks. He claimed that government officials were willing to sacrifice everything for the dollar and that the country would pay dearly for the natural gas that would be imported from afar, to the benefit of multinationals, leaving, as he said, the homes cold. Avramidis stated that for several weeks, Guilfoyle's actions had revealed what was happening behind closed doors, mentioning lobbyists, secret meetings, threats of dictatorship if Greece did not procure fuel from the USA, and Greek brokers. He also criticized the mainstream media for, in his opinion, avoiding mentioning Exarchou and Aktor, even though these names, as he wrote, were at the center of an investigation about Greece published by the Wall Street Journal. He asked why SKAI took down a news story and why other systemic media reported the story without mentioning the major contractor. At the same time, he argued that businessmen who appeared as competitors could quickly coordinate when financial interests were at stake. He said that Guilfoyle, whom he described as a former ambassador, provided lessons through her messages on how such agreements were made. He added that the government spokesman tried to defend her, even though she, as he claimed, had ridiculed the Greeks with an inhumane analogy. Finally, he mentioned that even if Aktor's business agreement failed, the company could be awarded a direct contract with public money. He wrote that the project would be delayed for years and that, in the end, those responsible could blame the stationmaster. #Τεμπη #Γκιλφόιλ #Κυβέρνηση #ΜΜΕ #ΔημόσιαΣφαίρα (translated)

Chris Avramidis wrote that Dimitris had his birthday three days earlier and that his father, Pavlos Aslanidis, felt that the day of the rally was like a celebration for him. According to his account, Aslanidis said that his son was killed in the Tempi region along with the other children and that the relatives of the deceased would not stop until all those responsible were held accountable, no matter how high up they were. Avramidis described how Aslanidis stopped speaking to the crowd and addressed his son, saying that his absence left a void in his life and that he missed him greatly. He wrote that thousands of people remained silent, bowed, and shuddered before applauding. He also mentioned that millions of people had taken to the streets for the children. Avramidis added that if he were Karamanlis, Mitsotakis, or the CEO of Hellenic Train or Aktor, he would not feel comfortable with the promise from the parents that they would continue until the end. #Τεμπη #antireport #Τέμπη #δικαιοσύνη #γενέθλια (translated)

The letter writer Per Amundsson demands that the City of Stockholm immediately ends its collaboration with the private home care company Mervida, which is withholding wages from its employees, and instead believes that the city should replace it with a serious actor or take over the operations itself. #Hemtjänst #Lönerätt #Stockholmsstad (translated)

They should collaborate with a Greek construction company called Aktor Group, which is new to the gas industry and has partnered with a state-supported Greek energy company to import liquefied natural gas from the USA. The article mentioned that Guilfoyle told the individuals targeted by his actions that "they should collaborate with a Greek construction company called Aktor Group, which is new to the gas industry and has partnered with a state-supported Greek energy company to import liquefied natural gas from the USA." #Trump #Guilfoyle #demitere (translated)