"There will be no delays, nor will we accept threats and blackmails," Kontonis underlined adding that "the problem must be solved once and for all."He said that incidents such as these inspire fans to behave in the exact same way (if not worse).
He then said he has consulted with the presidents of the Hellenic Soccer Federation (EPO), Super League and Football League, and it was agreed that the law obligating the issuing of electronic tickets would be implemented as soon as possible. He explained that the government has no other ultimatum but to enforce this law because the legislative framework of soccer is "rotten" (to the core), and as a result the government does not have the opportunity to intervene. He did, however, clarify that this too will be solved very soon via a draft bill.
It should be reminded that the Greek Super League soccer games were suspended for a week following violent clashes both in the stadiums and during a meeting of organization heads.
The minister is expected to hold another meeting with the Super League next Wednesday in order to determine whether or not steps were taken towards resolving the issue.
Meanwhile, Greece's police union said they submitted their proposals for dealing with this violence to both the Sports Minister as well as the Alternate Minister for Civil Protection Yiannis Panousis.
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