George Papandreou
Economy
Former Greek PM Will Take Legal Action Over 'Lagarde List' Allegations
Former Prime Minister George Papandreou threatened legal action on Tuesday against anyone reproducing excerpts from a forthcoming book by former HSBC employee Herve Falciani, who claims Papandreou was blackmailed into signing Greece's bailout.
The title of the book to be...
Greece
Greek Politicians Fight for a Better Office in Parliament Building
After the war between parties during the campaign, a new war has started among Greek politicians over who will get a better office in the parliament building.
The balance of the parliamentary forces has changed, so the allocation of office...
Greece
Greek Election Result a 'Heavy Defeat' for PASOK and its Leader
PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos on Thursday addressed a joint meeting of the party’s new parliamentary group and political council, and referred to the election result saying it was a heavy defeat for PASOK, its wing and strategy, and...
Economy
Varoufakis: 'Accidental Economist' Becomes Greece's Finance Minister [video]
He has called himself an "accidental economist" and has likened Greece's position in the euro zone as a "Hotel California" lyric, he has taught economics in Greece, Britain, Australia and the U.S., his controversial blogposts won him thousands of...
Greece
Papandreou Name Out of Parliament After 92 Years
Former prime minister and PASOK leader George Papandreou will not be in the new Greek parliament after his new party failed to receive enough votes to be elected.
This is the first time after 92 years that the Papandreou name...
Economy
Former PM Papandreou: I Could Leave Politics and Play My Guitar
Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou told Reuters that his newly-formed party is open to an alliance with election frontrunner SYRIZA under conditions. He also said he would rather play his guitar than be a deputy.
The PASOK leader of...
Greece
Former Greek PM Papandreou Proposes a New Referendum for Exiting the Crisis
The leader of the Movement of Democrats Socialists, Giorgos Papandreou, has proposed a new referendum in which the Greek people would decide on how the new government will negotiate the debt.
Mr. Papandreou stressed that the referendum would give the...
Greece
George Papandreou: Memorandum Was a Medicine
If the Memorandum was not signed, Greece would have been bankrupt. This is what former Prime Minister George Papandreou underlined during an interview on Greek TV earlier today. "The Memorandum was signed for a reason, it was a medicine," Papandreou...
Greece
Greek Elections: SYRIZA Locks Lead in Polls
"SYRIZA maintains a stable and sharp edge in polls," said ALCO research firm CEO Costas Panagopoulos, commenting on recent election polls.
Speaking to "Parapolitika 90.1" radio, Panagopoulos said that the SYRIZA lead is not only stable but the flow towards the...
Greece
New Greek Polls: SYRIZA Continues to Lead Over New Democracy
Greek main opposition SYRIZA leads over ruling New Democracy (ND) by 2.6 percentage points, according to an opinion poll published in Sunday newspaper "To Vima."
According to the poll, SYRIZA came first with 28.1%, followed by ND with 25.5%. In third place was...