Greece
EU Towercos or Making the Utmost Value of Current Infrastructures: Eventual Competition Concerns
The main priority of the EU Digital Agenda is to transform Europe into an attractive, secure and dynamic digital economy with clear and fair rules, while investing in next...Read more
Xanthi Bitzidou
Senior Lawyer, E.E.T.T, Greece
GREECE: The claw-back Mechanism
In view of the financial crisis of the recent years, Greece was found forced to settle an agreement with its international creditors, which was sealed by a political memorandum of...Read more
Dimitra Lempesi
Legal Counsel, Sfee, Greece
Non-Price Discrimination in the Greek Wholesale Electronic Communications Market – The Decision of the Greek NRA and Competition Authority (EETT)
The Greek case of ‘Non-discrimination’ in the Electronic Communications market - (EETT Decision N. 826/04/2017 )
During 2017, the Greek NRA EETT , which represents both the NRA and the Competition...Read more
Xanthi Bitzidou
Senior Lawyer, E.E.T.T, Greece
GDPR Regulatory Compliance and the Role of Internal Audit: Theoretical & Practical Approach
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is already in place from 25 May 2018, when it superseded EU member state implementations of the 1995 Data Protection Directive (DPD). Compliance with...Read more
Nikolaos Dounis
Cluster Internal Control & Compliance Manager, Imperial Tobacco Group, Greece
The new EFPIA Disclosure Code – Is the Need for Transparency Outweighing Data Privacy Compliance?
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) adopted on 24 June 2013, the EFPIA Disclosure Code, that is a code of conduct which obliges its member companies, from 2016,...Read more
John Giannakakis
Regional Counsel Southern Europe , G4s Rms , Greece
Information Leakage and Other Threat: What is Internal Audit's Role?
Effective information management and security remains one of the most important aspects of every business entity. It is interesting to notice that if you “Google” the words “Data Leakage” more...Read more
Nikolaos Dounis
Cluster Internal Control & Compliance Manager, Imperial Tobacco Group, Greece
Construction Contracts Within the Framework of PPP / Concession Projects - A Legal Overview (From a Greek Law Perspective)
Under a typical PPP (Public – Private Partnership) structure , the Awarding Authority / Grantor (“the Grantor”) executes the Project Agreement with the Project Company, which is a Special Purpose...Read more
Areti Roditi
Chief Legal Counsel, PPP & Concessions Department, J&p-Avax Sa, Greece
Transparency Obligations of Listed Companies According to Greek Law
This paper examines the disclosure obligations of publicly listed companies as stipulated by Greek Law N. 3556/2007 (O.J. 91/A/2007), implementing Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council...Read more
Effie Meridou
Legal Counsel, Sato S.A., Greece
Transfer Pricing and the Internal Audit Role in Intercompany Transactions
One of the most important and difficult aspects of an audit and review on reliability and integrity of financial statements is the identification for the transactions of related parties. Related...Read more
Nikolaos Dounis
Cluster Internal Control & Compliance Manager, Imperial Tobacco Group, Greece
Evaluating Audit Findings - A Practical Approach
Audit findings evaluation is an important step in each and every audit report irrespective of the related industry or organization. Both Audit Committee, management and other stakeholders wish to receive...Read more
Andreas Koutoupis
Director, Head of Governance, Risk & Internal Audit Services, Mazars Certified Auditors, Athens-Greece, Greece