Tag Archives: Papandreou

European Parliament lawmaker Nikos Androulakis has won the first round of the race for the leadership of the center-left Movement for Change (KINAL/PASOK) party. Androulakis, 42, will face former Prime Minister Giorgos Papandreou, 69, in a runoff next Sunday, December 12. With over 90% of the votes counted, Androulakis was …

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Former prime minister George Papandreou officially announced his candidacy for the leadership of Movement for Change (KINAL/PASOK) on Wednesday evening., The former PASOK leader said in a video message “We need a new change for the citizens and the country” and that the party must be again have a leading …

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The prime minister who brought the International Monetary Fund to Greece and toured European capitals for months shaming his own people as ‘tax evaders’  received the Distinguished Leadership Award 2017 by the International Leadership Association(ILA). Former Prime Minister George Papandreou received the Award on Friday, October 13th, during the annual …

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Former prime minister George Papandreou said that his government explored all possibilities including refusal of first bailout as well as exit from the eurozone before deciding to bring the International Monetary Fund in the country in May 2010. Speaking on Real FM radio on Thursday, the former leader of PASOK …

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The Mayor of Thessaloniki Yannis Boutaris triggered uproar on Sunday when he publicly said that he is ashamed to be Greek. “I am ashamed that I am Greek because when I go abroad I am treated as if I were a leper,” Boutaris said at a meeting organized by former …

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Former Prime Minister George Papandreou is going on trial on January 19th 2017 after a retired Navy officer filed a lawsuit claiming the then leader of PASOK gave false promises in the elections campaign of September 2009 despite the fact that Greece was broke. The retired Navy office seeks a …

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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and family landed with a private jet on the island of Santorini on Tuesday. “There were strong security measures at the airport,” local website NeaSantorinis.gr notes in its exclusive report. The original plan was that the Blairs travel per ship further to  the rather …

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After three days of ‘exploring options to form a new coalition government with other political parties, leader of conservative New Democracy Vaggelis Meimarakis returned the mandate to the President of the Republic. “I really do not understand, why we have to go to early elections,” Meimarakis told reporters on Monday …

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“I am innocent, I deny all charges,” former Finance Minister Giorgos Papaconstantinou told the Special Court in Athens on the first day of his trial. The ex FinMin of George Papandreou government faces two felony charges in connection with the so-called Lagarde-List containing more than 2,000 names of Greek bank …

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Three hours before the official announcement of  his new political party  Saturday afternoon, former Prime Minister George Papandreou submitted the necessary documents to the court so that the new party will be able to participate in the elections of January 25th. The name of Greece’s new political party is reportedly …

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I have a major problem: four days before the municipality elections and eleven days before the European Parliament voting, I am unable to follow the political debates, the statements and announcements or comments of elected and aspiring politicians in mainstream media and websites, in blogs and social media. I mostly …

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Absolutely ridiculous! European Commission President Jose Manual Barroso allegedly appointed Lukas Papademos as Prime Minister of Greece right after the embarrassing meeting during the G20 summit in Cannes, when the EU partners decided to oust George Papandreou and his plan to hold a referendum without their consent. According to a …

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Dispute is high on the agenda just a couple of weeks before the EU and the municipalities elections with each party trying to trip the rival and gain points in the voters’ preference. At the same time the political, economical and social disputes set the climate on fire not only …

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The multi bill needed o secure the next bailout tranche passed in a voting at the Greek Parliament late Sunday night.The multi-bill was compressed in two articles. Article 1 received 152 votes and Article 2 received 151. Athens major candidate and Nea Dimokratia MP, Nikitas Kaklamanis, voted “present” instead of …

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Common people have common problems and troubles. They care about the boring stuff of the kind like paying taxes, heating homes, feeding families, getting a tiny Christmas present for the kids. On the other hand, politicians dangle in other atmospheric levels. Former Greek prime minister George Papandreou recently hailed the …

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Several Greek citizens filed lawsuits against current and former ministers, ex prime minister George Papandreou included. The citizens want the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of the ministers involved and a probe for requests that have to do with the economic crisis. The start was made by former Navy officer …

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Ops! Activists of Real Democracy Now in Edinburgh are collecting signatures to hinder the appearance of former Greek prime minister George Papandreou at TEDGlobal 2013 conference scheduled for beginning of upcoming June in the Scottish capital. Sharply criticizing TED for inviting the ex Greek premier as a speaker, RDN stresses …

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There stuns the average Greek and possibly also the former PASOK voter: in less than a decade, year in, year out, Greece’s socialist party spent 10 million euro more than it could ‘earn’ and took loans generously given by the banks with the effect that the current debt stands at …

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PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos dropped a bomb on Friday: “The country’s lenders offered a velvet exit from the euro in 2011,” Venizelos told 4,000 stunned party delegates during a speech at PASOK’s convention in Athens. Venizelos said that the Troika proposal came after a severe disagreement and that the price …

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An Italian prime minister candidate in confusion? Sivlio Berslusconi revealed to reporters that he wanted to buy a Greek island to help the debt-ridden country. “I had discussed the issue with Papadopoulos,” Berlusconi said obviously confusing former prime minister George Papandreou with a famous or average Greek …”Papadopoulos”. ” I …

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