Christos Papoutsis
Greece
PASOK's Papoutsis Gets World Bank Job
Now that he's Greece's Deputy Prime Minister in the government of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the New Democracy Conservative leader, PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos has reportedly succeeded in getting one of his own, Christos Papoutsis, to be the...
Greece
Report Blames Security Flaws for Athens Picasso Heist
Untrained guards, faulty equipment and disastrous communications made Athens' National Gallery vulnerable to a January art heist that saw it lose a Picasso and other works, a report said Friday.
The museum "did not fulfill the security conditions needed to...
Greece
Christos Papoutsis Quits to Seek Socialist Party Leadership
The minister in charge of Greece's security services announced Monday his intention to resign from the government so he can run for the leadership of the country's socialist party.
Christos Papoutsis, 59, a former European commissioner, said he submitted his...
Greece
Greece to Start Work on Anti-Migrant Border Fence
Greek authorities say they will start work next month on a 10-kilometre fence on the country's border with Turkey to deter waves of illegal immigration.
Public Order Minister Christos Papoutsis said on Monday that the border fence is expected to...
Greece
Comrade Koulouris and the "Do You Know Who I Am?" Era
On Saturday evening Kimon Koulouris, a former “Socialist” Minister of PASOK who is often mocked by the Greek media for his eye make up, which includes tons of mascara and eyeliner, was driving his car on Vouliagmenis Avenue, one...