It was ratified through its Extraordinary General Assembly EPO the entry of new members in the Arbitration, the Committee of Audit, Governance and Compliance.
The EPO Announcement
The proceedings of the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Associations-Members of the Hellenic Football Federation took place at the Divani Caravel Hotel and were attended by the representative of FIFA Alessandro Gramalia and UEFA Luca Nikola and Marios Georgiou.
The General Assembly ratified the appointment of the judges of the Football Arbitration Court. Specifically, it ratified the decision of the Executive Committee for the appointment of Konstantina Panagoulis (Chairman of the Board of Appeals as a full member), Aikaterini Karfaki (Chairman of the Board of Appeals as a full member) and Ioannas Dampasi (Chairman of the Board of Appeals as an alternate member).
The General Assembly also ratified the appointment of the members of the Audit, Governance and Compliance Committee (EDSS). Specifically, it ratified the election by the Executive Committee of Dionysia Bitzouni (chairman), Nikolaos Bourbou (vice-chairman), Dimitrios Vasilikos, Christos Lalas and Konstantinos Stergiou (members).
During his speech at the General Assembly of the EPO, the representative of UEFA Luca Nikolasaid the following:
“I convey to you the greetings of Mr. Ceferin and Mr. Theodoridis. I also want to congratulate PAOK for qualifying. From now on I will support him, since my team, Basel, was eliminated.
The EPO has managed to make progress in key areas in recent months with the implementation of the Holistic Study. Let me focus on the first meeting of the Professional Football Committee, from which we have great expectations. We want it to be the main platform for dialogue and decision making in professional football.
I would also like to congratulate the members of the Audit, Governance and Compliance Committee. It’s another key step you take. This Commission will be the internal control mechanism. And the elections for president of the EPO in June will be held under her supervision. I am impressed by their CVs and I am convinced that they will do a good job.
Nevertheless, we will all agree that much work remains to be done. I urge the EPO to redouble its efforts so that we can have important reforms in football. And in this you can count on the support of UEFA.
Regarding the sports law and the protection of the federation, the pending issues have not been resolved and mainly the issue of the registration of the clubs. When I hear that elections are being held in Unions with a small minority of unions, it is obviously a big issue and needs to be addressed. We have expressed our reservations about these aspects of the law. We have repeatedly requested a meeting with the Ministry of Sports. Unfortunately, our efforts were in vain, but rest assured that we will continue to insist that this meeting take place soon. We are by your side as we support each of our members “.
The Vice President of EPO and chairman of the General Assembly, Panagiotis Dimitriou, requested from his side the immediate intervention of FIFA and UEFA to the Deputy Minister of Sports, Lefteris Avgenakis on the issues of the Sports Law:
«FIFA and UEFA should have already intervened and not experienced these unprecedented situations of seven, eight or nine clubs voting in Union elections. They must immediately intervene and show their strength. Especially in the areas that affect the Unions. All these issues must be resolved by the end of April».
Responding to remarks made by members-general of the General Assembly, Mr. Dimitriou noted that he will be transferred to Mr. Clattenberg not to re-appoint foreign referees in Super League 2, while he took a position in favor of the direct promotion of at least two teams from Super League 2 in Super League 1.
Finally, the chairman of the Audit, Governance and Compliance Committee of the EPO addressed the members of the General Assembly. Dionysia Bitzouni, In Honor of Areopagite, saying the following: «I consider you all partners. Taking on my duties is a major challenge for me. Being fully aware of my responsibilities, I pledge to make every effort for the needs of the Federation. I will contribute to the development of fruitful cooperation with all the employees of EPO.
My judicial experience was shaped by my tenure as president of the Arbitration Arbitration Court of the EPO. He never made me an employee. The judge is never an employee. Difficulties and problems will not diminish my will to improve the Federation. We will show persistence in following the rules and I ask for the cooperation of all of you. To ensure the quality of the Federation. “Football is the king of sports.”
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