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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-02-22
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[01] PM Samaras meets UEFA president Platini
[01] PM Samaras meets UEFA president Platini
ANA-MPA -- Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met on Friday with the president
of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Michel Platini
to discuss relations between UEFA and the EU. Among others, the Greek
premier informed Platini that Greece's premier league and second-division
football stadiums will soon be able to legally modernise in order to
meet UEFA specifications, with emphasis on spectator safety and service.
The meeting was also attended by Alternate Environment Minister Stavros
Kalafatis, who has prepared a plan to modernise existing football
facilities in Greece, through a draft bill to be tabled in Parliament
within the next few days. The bill is expected to pass through Parliament
before Kalafatis steps down to begin his pre-election campaign for mayor
of Thessaloniki.
The draft bill will seek to resolve problems with existing
football stadiums within urban areas that are used for premier
league and second division professional football matches, which
do not meeting UEFA specifications. Kalafatis said the measures
will focus on improving safety features and structural features,
as well as giving sports clubs the right to establish shop and
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The measures will include incentives to relocate to areas outside the
town plan, impose fire safety and disabled access facilities and allow
modifications to increase capacity by up to 30 pct.
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