Vasso Papandreou
Crime
Former Greek PM to Testify in Court for Armament Kickbacks Scandal
It was an awkward moment when former PASOK Ministers, including Prime Minister Costas Simitis, met at the Court of Appeals as witnesses in the trial of former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos who is imprisoned for receiving substantial armament kickbacks.
Simitis,...
Crime
Former PM Simitis and PASOK Officials Called to Testify in Corruption Trial
Former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis, PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos, and former Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence (KYSEA) members who were active during the period that Akis Tsochatzopoulos served as the Greek National Defense Minister were called...
Greece
Former PASOK Ministers to be Investigated by Financial Crime Unit
Former Greek Ministers and long-standing PASOK MPs Vasso Papandreou and Kostas Laliotis declared that "any audit is welcome," commenting in response to headlines of Greek newspaper "Proto Thema," according to which the Financial Crime Unit is about to conduct an urgent...
Crime
Prosecutor Requests Summoning Former Greek PM Simitis and Other Senior Officials in Tsochatzopoulos' Appeal
The Greek prosecutor handling former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos' appeal has requested to summon the members of the Government Council of Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA) during his tenure. The prosecutor requested that the court summons former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, former...
Economy
Venizelos Talks Tough to Would-Be PASOK Rebels
ATHENS – Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos reiterated that Greece will do whatever it takes, including following the demands of the European Union-International Monetary Fund-European Central Bank Troika lending the country $152 billion to stay afloat, and challenged private dissenters...