PAOK Sports Club expressed its opposition to the possible granting of a 49-year lease of the Alexandrio Sports Hall to Aris Basketball Club, taking an official stance through a press release.
The Thessaloniki-based amateur club believes that this sports facility must retain its public character, while also emphasizing the need to ensure that the city’s amateur clubs have access to sports facilities.
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In this context, it sent a letter to the Deputy Minister of Education, Religious Affairs, and Sports, responsible for sports affairs, Yiannis Vroutsis, outlining its positions and proposals.
In detail, the announcement from PAOK Sports Club:
PAOK expresses its opposition to the proposed concession of the Alexandrio Sports Hall to the company “ARIS BASKETBALL S.A. 2003” for 49 years, as provided for in Article 144 of the draft law by the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, and Sports currently under public consultation.
The Alexandrio is a public sports facility, the management and operation of which are the responsibility of the National Sports Centers of Thessaloniki (EAKTH), in accordance with subparagraph (a) of paragraph 2 of Article 59 of Law 4002/2011.
Given the shortage of sports facilities, we consider it necessary to keep it under public management, ensuring access for the city’s amateur sports clubs.
For this reason, we have sent a letter to the Deputy Minister of Education, Religion, and Sports, responsible for Sports, Mr. Ioannis Vroutsis, in which we set forth our positions and proposals in detail.
Through this initiative, we are defending the public purpose of the EAKTH facilities and the need to ensure adequate space and time for sports activities for Thessaloniki’s amateur sports clubs.
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