Telegraph.co.uk
| Nov 4, 2011
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou wins a parliamentary confidence vote, avoiding snap elections which would have killed Greece's bailout deal and worsened the eurozone's economic crisis.
Al Jazeera English
| Nov 3, 2011
The Greek prime minister has announced he is prepared to drop the idea of a referendum on a vital bailout package and hold talks with the opposition to resolve the country's political and economic crisis. In a speech to his cabinet on Thursday, G...
Associated Press
| Nov 3, 2011
Demands mounted Thursday for Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou to resign and let a coalition government approve a European bailout plan instead of holding a risky referendum on it.
Euronews
| Nov 2, 2011
Greece's army, navy, and air force chiefs are being replaced in a major military re-shuffle. The move has added to a growing sense of chaos in Greece, with the defense minister offering no explanation, and opposition figures slamming the move a...
Al Jazeera English
| Nov 1, 2011
Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou announced that he would be holding a referendum on the bail-out package -- a surprise to his own party, his people, and to all of Europe. Rumors and questions as to why Papandreou made the surprise move are ...
Al Jazeera English
| Nov 1, 2011
Less than a week after French and German leaders brokered yet another debt deal for the nation, Athens is now putting the plan, including a proposed 50 per cent write down of Greek debt through a referendum to be voted on by the people. However, ...
Euronews
| Nov 1, 2011
"If the Greek people don't want it... it won't be implemented." So said Prime Minister George Papandreou, as he called a referendum on the EU's latest rescue loan for his debt-hit country. But with the price of the package coming in the form ...
ABC News (Australia)
| Nov 1, 2011
Greece's prime minister George Papandreou has shocked Europe and the markets by announcing a referendum on accepting the latest bailout package, which comes with strict austerity requirements.
ABC News (Australia)
| Sep 15, 2011
German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Nicolas Sarkozy say they will continue to back Greece as rumours circulate it will default on its debt obligations.
Russia Today
| Jun 21, 2011
The Greek Prime Minister is facing a crucial confidence vote in parliament. It will determine whether he'll be able to secure another injection of cash from the EU, and save the country from plunging into deeper crisis. On Monday, EU finance minis...
Georgios A. Papandreou, commonly anglicised to George and shortened to Yórgos in Greek, is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece following his party's victory in the 2009 legislative election. Belonging to a political dynasty of long standing, he previously served as Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2004. Following his grandfather Georgios Papandreou and his father Andreas Papandreou, he was the third member of the Papandreou family to serve as the country's prime minister. Papandreou was leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement party from February 2004 until March 2012, and President of the Socialist International since January 2006. George Papandreou became the 182nd Prime Minister of Greece on 6 October 2009. He resigned on 11 November 2011 to make way for a national unity government charged with tackling the Greek government debt crisis.
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