George Papandreou

Government Debt Spirals

SACO INVEST (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/ Government Debt Spirals Greece tests the limit of sovereign debt as it grinds towards slump By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard , The Telegraph Greece is disturbingly close to a debt compound spiral. It is the first developed country on either side of the Atlantic to push unfunded welfare largesse to the limits of market tolerance. Euro membership...

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Can Greece Lead the Way',

Open Democracy (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

On October 4, Greek voters decisively supported the socialist opposition, PASOK, and gave an absolute majority to its leader George Papandreou. The outcome goes against the grain of voting patterns across Europe where the centre right is resurgent. Norway may be an exception, cushioned by its vast oil funds. In Portugal, the left won its September general election but with a reduced mandate. By contrast,...

3rd Global Forum on Migration, Development opens in Athens

People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

The Third Global Forum on Migration and Development opened here Wednesday with the intention of advancing policies to help migrants settle in their new home countries. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the first UN leader to make an official visit to Greece, addressed the morning opening session. President Karolos Papoulias, Prime Minister George Papandreou and other high-level Greek officials also...

Greek prime minister wins confidence vote on tough economic reforms

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009

Athens - Greece's newly elected Prime Minister George Papandreou early Monday won his first vote of confidence, allowing his government to carry out tough economic reforms. Following three days of debate, all 160 lawmakers of the ruling Socialist par...

• Greek prime minister set to roll up his sleeves - Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE

Papandreou: Greek economy in state of emergency

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009

Athens - Greece's newly-elected Prime Minister George Papandreou said Friday that his government has taken over an economy that is in a state of emergency, requiring a major overhaul of public finances. We have large hidden debts and spending, an un...

Educational backgrounds

Narrator (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009

Dear Colleagues Your writer would like to note the following information of educational backgrounds of the leaders of the countries we have relations with. Former Prime Minister of Greece Mr. Kostas Karamanlis could speak three languages. He had PhD degree. "Kostas Karamanlis, a nephew of former Greek President Constantine Karamanlis, was born in Athens and studied at University of Athens Law...

Both sides of the Aegean optimistic for future ties - Feature

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009

Athens/Istanbul - Optimism is rife on both sides of the Aegean Sea that bilateral relations between Greece and Turkey will see a new era of rapprochement following the election of George Papandreou as Greece's new prime minister. But experts also war...

New Greek prime minister visits Turkey

Financial Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009

George Papandreou, Greece's new prime minister, makes an unexpected visit to Istanbul for talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan aimed at re-invigorating bilateral relations

Greek PM announces cabinet restructuring

Financial Times (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009

Greece's new cabinet under new prime minister George Papandreou is a mix of foreign-trained experts and Socialist party stalwarts

New Greek premier will personally handle foreign affairs - Summary

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009

Athens - Greece's newly-elected Socialist Prime Minister, George Papandreou, will personally handle foreign affairs in the new government and named foreign-trained ecnomists to the country's top ministries Tuesday in an effort to pull the country fro...

New Greek premier appoints foreign-trained economists to top posts

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009

Athens - Greece's newly-elected Socialist Prime Minister, George Papandreou, named foreign-trained ecnomists to the country's top ministries Tuesday in an effort to pull the country from the brink of recession. Following a landslide victory in parlia...

Papandreou Sworn in as Prime Minister of Greece

Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009

George Papandreou was sworn in Tuesday as the new Prime Minister of Greece after his party PASOK won Sunday’s Parliamentary Elections. The Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) has 160 out of 300 MP seats. According to the Greek press, the new government which will replace that of the outgoing head of the conservative New Democracy party, Costas Karamanlis, is going to have fewer ministries...

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Greece Swears in Socialist Premier

Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009

Greece's Socialist leader George Papandreou was sworn in as prime minister after trouncing the conservatives in a landslide election victory.

New Greek PM sworn in, cabinet to be appointed Tuesday

Reuters (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek socialist leader George Papandreou was sworn in as prime minister on Tuesday and was expected to announce within hours a leaner cabinet focused on taking Greece out of an economic crisis.

Papandreou looks to Greek diaspora

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009

George Papandreou is expected to tap international talent for his government to help tackle Greece's multiple crises Greece's socialist leader George Papandreou was sworn in as prime minister this morning amid clear indications that the new government he will lead will seek to tap talent in the diaspora to address the multiple crises facing the country. The English-speaking prime minister, propelled...