Beglitis
Economy
Papandreou, Loverdos Spar Over Bailout Claims
A former minister in then Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou's Cabinet in 2010 said he and two other colleagues were opposed to the bailout the Premier sought from the International Monetary Fund, an assertion that Papandreou said was untrue.
Andreas...
Economy
Papandreou Fiddles While PASOK Disintegrates
ATHENS – While former Prime Minister George Papandreou was in Costa Rica addressing the Socialist International conference as its leader, the PASOK party he still heads – if only for a while and under constant pressure to quit –...
Economy
Greek Prosecutor Wants Papandreou Investigated
ATHENS – Former Prime Minister George Papandreou should be investigated to see if there was any wrongdoing in how he handled the country’s economic crisis and imposed waves of pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions and layoffs of public...
Greece
Sweeping Changes in Armed Forces Leadership
The Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence (KYSEA) convened under the chairmanship of Prime Minister George Papandreou on Tuesday and, following a proposal by Defence Minister Panos Beglitis, decided on sweeping changes in the armed forces' leadership.
According to...
Europe
Greek Minister of Defense Meets with Turkish Counterpart
"We agreed to work even harder to create a climate of mutual trust and new Confidence Building Measures in order to reduce the mistrust between the two sides", National Defence Minister Panos Beglitis stated after his first meeting...