George Papandreou
Greece
Former Greek Prime Minister: 'Merkel Imposed the IMF On Greece'
The former Greek Prime Minister and PASOK’s leader, George Papandreou continues his lectures. This time, he delivered a lecture at the London School of Economics (LSE). The subject of his speech was the Present and the Future of the...
Greece
Glücksburgs Move into Papandreou's Historic Estate
In the case of the former Greek royal family or Glücksburgs, as they are known, history seems to be repeating itself, at least with some similarities. The son of the former Greek King Constantine II has rented a property on...
Economy
Samaras Blasts PASOK For Bailout
In an indirect slap at his coalition partner, PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos, Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative chief Antonis Samaras said a first bailout of $152 billion that the Socialists got from international lenders in 2010 that came...
Europe
Nigel Farage Lashes Out Against Greek Prime Minister (Video)
Greece’s Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, attended the European Parliament on Wednesday, January 15, in order to present and describe the priorities of the Greek EU presidency. However, what he received was an outburst and criticism from British MEP Nigel...
Economy
Greek Leaders Dip Into Savings
Greece's political leaders remained about the crushing economic crisis critics said they helped create, showing substantial incomes even while the had to reach into their savings accounts, according to their declarations of wealth posted on the Parliament website to...
Greece
Greek Former PM George Papandreou on Marijuana: "Legalize it"
In an article entitled “An innovative approach to the use of marijuana,” which was uploaded on Mr. George Papandreou’s personal website, the former Prime Minister of Greece congratulates Uruguay’s government on how it handled the issue of marijuana’s legalization.
In...
Greece
Sarkozy Called Papandreou "F—king Psycho!"
Enraged that then-Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in 2011 said he would call a referendum and let Greeks decide whether to accept harsh terms of a second international bailout - which could have pushed Greece out of the Eurozone...
Europe
Former Greek PM George Papandreou Plants Tree in Gezi Park (video)
Only a few hours after the provocative statement of the PM of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan that “there is no country called Cyprus,” the Former PM of Greece George Papandreou was in Turkey participating in ecological actions.
These days Mr....
Crime
Greek Ex-PM's Don't Back Digital TV Licenses
A day before Greek riot police stormed the headquarters of the country's former national broadcaster ERT to oust fired workers still occupying the premises and broadcasting pirate signals, the Parliament has given the okay for the country's private stations...
Greece
Lawsuits Against Papandreou and Stournaras
Τhe former member of Greece’s privatization fund has launched legal action against Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, causing prosecutors to ask Parliament whether the economist’s ministerial immunity should be lifted.
The case file, put together after ex-Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund...