The group Real Democracy Now-Edinburg has launched the collection of signatures through the Internet, demanding the removal of former Greek prime minister George Papandreou from the speakers list at the TEDGlobal conference. Papandreou, who resigned over Greece’s fall into near-bankruptcy and was forced to resign in 2011 after two years of relentless protests, strikes and [...]
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Der Spiegel: Greek Politicians Who Brought On Crisis Now Promise Changes
German weekly magazine Der Spiegel did a feature on the May 6 Greek elections. Under the title ”Athens calls on elections” and the subtitle “What crisis?,” the editor writes that the political candidates, “especially those who led Greece to crisis,” promise now that, after the elections, everything will be different. She also comments that Greece has not taken [...]
George Papandreou Spotted in Istanbul’s Popular Cihangir
Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou was recently seen in a cafe in Istanbul’s Cihangir neighborhood following great international reviews about the place, according to daily Hürriyet columnist Cengiz Semercioğlu. Papandreou and his wife appeared in Cihangir with maps and directions in hand in search of the specific café, which was mentioned several months ago [...]
Patriarch Bartholomew Praises Erdogan During Meeting With Papandreou
Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew praised Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his meeting with former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in March, according to recently revealed details. Visiting Turkey to attend the Socialist International’s (SI) meeting on the Arab Spring, which was held in İstanbul on March 23-24, Former Greek Prime Minister and Socialist [...]
Austrian Magazine Names George Papandreou 2011 “Man of the Year”
Renowned Austrian political and financial news magazine “Profil” has named the former Greek PM and current president of the PASOK party George Papandreou “Man of the Year” for 2011. The 2nd January issue included an interview of Papandreou, in which the former Greek PM blames the EU for allowing the Greek debt crisis to reach [...]
European Leaders Star in Classic Movies
The world’s leading movie magazine of the UK asked its readers to let their imagination flourish and upload their own movie-version of the Eurozone crisis. More particularly, movie fans were called to express their personal opinion on the financial crisis and the European leaders by making a new, uniquely creative composite poster by cutting and [...]
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05 / 18 Three Greek Islands On EU Cheap List
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05 / 18 The Greek Who Can Spy On Earth
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05 / 18 Former Consul Tipaldos Died In Italy
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05 / 18 Papandreou Not Welcome In Edinburgh
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05 / 18 Greek Truck Overturns in West Bulgaria
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08 / 04 Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan Reportedly Claims Olympic Flame is Turkish
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01 / 24 Intercultural Association Macedonia Cuts Vasilopita
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07 / 28 IOC President Jacques Rogge Calls London Home of The Olympics; Forgets Greece
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05 / 03 Skopje: Streets Renamed With Ancient Greek Names
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05 / 22 Philip II of Macedonia Statue in Skopje Defies NATO
