Thanos Moraitis
Economy
PASOK MP Wants Vote On Venizelos
Beleaguered PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos is coming under increased fire in the party with one of his lawmakers saying there should be a vote at its Congress over who should lead the party.
The demand from former Former Deputy Finance Minister...
Greece
PASOK Calls Grow For Venizelos' Head
PASOK MP Thanos Moraitis, joining a chorus of dissent against party leader Evangelos Venizelos, has become the first to call for the Socialist chief to step down as its popularity keeps plummeting.
Moraitis was the first in the party to...
Economy
PASOK In Panic Over Papandreou Defiance
PASOK's once-dominant Socialist party is in almost completely disarray in the aftermath of its former leader and previous Greek premier George Papandreou in an almost-open rebellion against the current leader, Evangelos Venizelos.
Papandreou voted against a key banking article in...
Economy
Milk Fight Rebels Relent, Bill Passage Seen
Backed by a warning from its international lenders that the next installment would be yanked if there are any changes to an omnibus bill going before the Greek Parliament on March 30, the government has brought would-be rebels upset...
Economy
Milk Bill Being Revised To Save Deal
Greece's shaky coalition is readying changes to a crucial bill needed to unlock release of a delayed nine billion euros ($12.43 billion) from international lenders, hoping to persuade a handful of rebellious lawmakers from the ruling parties to drop...
Economy
Greek MPs Set to OK 2014 Budget
Despite barking opposition to some reforms, lawmakers in Greece's ruling New Democracy Conservatives and PASOK Socialists are expected to roll over and approve a 2014 disputed budget even without knowing the size of a revenue gap nor how the...