George Papandreou

Arianna On The Crisis In Greece

New York Times | Posted 05.12.2012

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AS I follow the modern Greek tragedy unfolding in Europe, I flash back to the 18 years I spent in Athens, walking to school in Plaka (the old part of ...

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Papandreou Warns Of 'Vicious Circle' Of Austerity And Recession

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Gongloff | Posted 04.09.2012

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NEW YORK -- Europe's austerity fever is creating a "vicious circle" of economic pain, former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Thursday -...

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2011: The Year of Buck-Passing

Richard Barrington | Posted 03.05.2012

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Looking back, 2011 may be remembered as the year that world leaders passed the buck. And much to the chagrin of people with savings accounts< and other interest-bearing deposits, this flurry of buck-passing may have doomed them to another year of low interest rates.

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GRAPHIC: European Debt Balloons Over The Last Decade

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.28.2011

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Though the European debt crisis has in recent months revolved a small number of countries, most prominently Greece and Italy, issues of sovereign deb...

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Obama Welcomes New Italian, Greek Governments

AP | Posted 01.12.2012

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HONOLULU -- President Obama is welcoming the new governments being formed in Greece and Italy, saying they should help calm world financial markets. ...

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The Future of Italy

Walter Veltroni | Posted 01.09.2012

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One thing is certain: Mr. Berlusconi's parabola of success is near the end, a parabola which has hovered over Italy for years damaging it. His announced resignation is a sign of defeat.

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Outgoing Greek Prime Minister Says New Government Means Debt Deal Secure

AP | ELENA BECATOROS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS | Posted 01.09.2012

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ATHENS, Greece — Greece's laborious power-sharing talks disintegrated into chaos Wednesday, with political leaders failing to name a new prime m...

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Zorba - Less Dancing, More Work

Eric Margolis | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: European Banks, Greece, MF Global, Greece Debt Crisis, Italy, Drachma, Cyprus, Euro, Silvio Berlusconi, George Papandreou, World News

Why should 330 million Europeans face a financial and likely political meltdown for the sake of 11 million profligate Greeks? They should not.

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Greek Prime Minister Reportedly To Resign

Posted 01.06.2012

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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will step down a temporary new coalition government is decided, CNN reports. One Greek lawmaker tells Reuter...

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German Chancellor: Europe Has A Long Road Ahead

Posted 01.05.2012

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BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday it would take a decade before the euro zone was in a better position and there was much ...

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Greek Prime Minister Launches Efforts To Form Coalition

AP | DEREK GATOPOULOS and DEMETRIS NELLAS | Posted 01.05.2012

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ATHENS, Greece — Greece's prime minister struggled Saturday to form a temporary coalition government in the near-bankrupt country, extending a p...

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Greek Prime Minister Survives Critical Confidence Vote

AP | DEREK GATOPOULOS and ELENA BECATOROS | Posted 01.04.2012

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ATHENS, Greece — Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a confidence vote early Saturday, calming a vicious revolt in his Socialist par...

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Vetoing Democracy: In Athens or Washington, Elites Still Call the Shots

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 01.04.2012

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Plato's aversion to democracy is shared by a lot of powerful people these days. But politicians, especially those whose party derives its name from the democratic principle, would be better off remembering another Greek philosopher: Aristotle.

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Report: Greek Prime Minister Agrees To Step Down

Posted 01.03.2012

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ATHENS/CANNES, France (Reuters) - Intense European pressure forced debt-stricken Greece to seek political consensus on a new bailout plan instead ...

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Greek Prime Minister Scraps Referendum, Rejects Pressure To Resign

AP | ELENA BECATOROS and DEMETRIS NELLAS | Posted 01.03.2012

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ATHENS, Greece — Greece was in turmoil and the world economy in limbo Thursday as a high-stakes game of political brinkmanship in Athens led Pri...

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Greek Prime Minister To Shortly Offer Resignation: Report

Posted 01.03.2012

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George Papandreou will shortly "offer to resign" as prime minister of Greece, BBC reports. Greece currently denies that Papandreou has resigned, accor...

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After Euro Debacle, Greek Government Verging On Collapse

Posted 01.03.2012

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The Greek government teetered on the brink of collapse on Thursday over plans for a referendum on a euro zone bailout, with defections from the ru...

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Greece Threatened With Eurozone Expulsion

AP | By GABRIELE STEINHAUSER and GREG KELLER | Posted 01.02.2012

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CANNES, France -- European leaders drew a line in the sand for Greece on Wednesday, saying its referendum on a hard-won bailout deal will decide wheth...

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Beware Greeks Bearing Teeth

Robert Kuttner | Posted 01.02.2012

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Greece now has the desperation power of the weak. Greek Prime Minister Papandreou's is a brave, nervy, high-stakes move, and one that deserves our respect.

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Sarkozy: Greek PM 'Took The Whole Of Europe By Surprise'

Posted 01.02.2012

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ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's prime minister faces a grilling from the leaders of Germany and France on Wednesday after fighting to win the backing ...

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ANALYSIS: Papandreou's Referendum Gamble

CBC | Posted 01.01.2012

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George Papandreou's surprise referendum gamble — offering to put this latest European bailout plan to a popular vote in Greece — is n...

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Greece Turmoil Sends Stock Market Sliding

AP | MATTHEW CRAFT and DAVID K. RANDALL | Posted 01.01.2012

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NEW YORK — A wave of selling swept across Wall Street and stock markets around the world Tuesday after Greece's prime minister said he would cal...

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Greece Risks Meltdown After Bailout Vote Bombshell

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 01.01.2012

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A high-risk gamble by the Greek government may threaten Greece's financial survival and the cohesion of the euro zone. Greek Prime Minister George ...

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For European Leaders, The Way Forward On Debt Crisis Remains Unclear

AP | SARAH DiLORENZO | Posted 12.23.2011

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BRUSSELS — European leaders yet again put off the tough decisions needed to save the continent from its debt crisis but promised Sunday that a c...

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Greece Braces For 'Mother Of All Strikes' As Austerity Vote Nears

Posted 12.18.2011

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ATHENS - Harry Papachristou and James Mackenzie) - Greek ships were harboured and garbage rotted in the streets of Athens on Tuesday as angry work...

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