Panagiotis Lafazanis

Tasos Koronakis, Secretary of the Political Commitee of SYRIZA, joined the group of dissidents in the Greek government who oppose the new bailout deal Pime Minister Alexis Tsipras has signed. The meeting of the SYRIZA Political Secretariat that took place...

Greek Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis called on the government and the Greek Prime Minister to take back the agreement, before any final decisions are made by the parliament, in a written statement. “Greece had an alternative to the agreement. The...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is likely to face internal strife over his 86-billion-euro agreement with international creditors on Monday. The deal, which was struck after 17 hours of deliberations and will include more measures and reforms than the ones Greece...

Greece's governing SYRIZA party is slowly moving toward splitting up after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras signed an agreement with the country’s creditors in Brussels, requesting for more austerity measures. 30 SYRIZA MPs have gathered to discuss about their position in the current...

The harsh reforms required in order for Greece to reach a new bailout agreement generated scenarios about the future of the Greek government and even the future of Alexis Tsipras in the prime minister's seat. What is certain is that...

Panagiotis Lafazanis, the leader of SYRIZA's "Left Platform" and Minister of Productive Reconstruction, Energy and Environment said he may not vote in favor of the proposal Greece sent to creditors when it is tabled in parliament. During the SYRIZA Parliamentary...

Greece has now almost completed every official step it needs to reach an agreement with its international creditors. The SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government agreed on Thursday evening on the final proposals it will send to creditors for the ESM bailout program. Defense Minister and Independent...

"Greece seeks to reach an agreement with the institutions immediately, but we want an agreement that will respect the country and the people's dignity, and that will open windows for a way out of the crisis. We do not want...

As the Greek government has made a request to the European Stability Mechanism for a new bailout package, members of SYRIZA's "left platform" proclaim that they are against a "humiliating" deal that would include austerity measures, and some even...

Greece has a Plan B and does not need European Union money, said Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis. "The situation is very difficult but we shouldn't allow the opportunity to exploit us," Lafazanis said to Russia 24...