George A. Papandreou (born June 16, 1952) is Former Prime Minister of Greece, current President of Socialist International, a Member of the Hellenic Parliament and former President of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). He served as the 11th Prime Minister of Greece from October 6, 2009 - November 11, 2011, after PASOK’s victory in the October 2009 national elections.

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We Need a Fourth Branch of Government | NYT Opinion 08.10.2019

My article in The New York Times‘ World Review: The State of Democracy, a special section that examines global policy and affairs through the perspectives of thought leaders and commentators. ________ In ancient times, politics was...

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On IWD2019 | 08.03.2019

Statement by the President of Socialist International, George A. Papandreou, for the International Women’s Day «To achieve gender equality we must win battles every day of the year” The International Women’s Day is a contribution...

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On the passing of Jalal Talabani | 03.10.2017

Athens, October 3, 2017 STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL GEORGE A. PAPANDREOU ON THE PASSING OF JALAL TALABANI Jalal Talabani, Mam Jalal, was a great leader, a man of principles, a...

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Success in Cyprus will help peace in wider region | 19.04.2016

Finding a solution in Cyprus is important for a region suffering from ethnic and religious conflicts, sending a strong message that there is another model where peace can replace conflict, former Greek Prime Minister Yorgo Papandreu has told...

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Cem-Papandreou Peace Award 2015 speech | 21.07.2015

Dear friends, I am moved tonight. Tonight we come together, all our participants of the Symi Symposium, to celebrate a first step in making a long standing dream come true. A dream I shared with my...

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SI Statement on Greece | An Appeal to European Leaders | 05.07.2015

| GREECE An Appeal to European Leaders | 05 JULY 2015 On the eve of the meeting of the Socialist International Council at the United Nations in New York on 6-7 July, the collective...

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Socialist International President George A. Papandreou: “Save Palmyra” | 22.05.2015

Athens, May 22nd, 2015 The President of the Socialist International and President of Movement of Democrats Socialists George A. Papandreou unites his voice with Unesco and other organizations on the need to respect the unique archeological...

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Interview

We Can Survive: Greek Prime Minister

• 17 December 2009, 17:33

Interview, Press Office, Prime Minister

An interview with CNBC in the margin of the Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen Journalist: Leaders from all of the European countries gathered here in Copenhagen. But climate change is just one of the problems that a few of them have. We caught up with the Greek Prime Minister, Papandreou. We asked him about […]

Interview on CNBC

• 11 December 2009, 17:38

Interview, Press Office, Prime Minister

Journalist: Caroline Cimenti Caroline Cimenti: Prime Minister, it hasn’t been a very easy week for Greece. You had your credit rating downgraded earlier this week and you also have a 12% budget deficit against your GDP: total debt expected 125% of GDP next year. What are you going to do? What is your plan? George […]

Interview on CNN

• 3 December 2009, 17:40

Interview, Press Office, Prime Minister

By John Defterios Adrian Finighan: “We won’t default.” The Prime Minister of Greece tells CNN in an exclusive interview they don’t need an EU bailout. Getting America back to work: US President Barack Obama turns his attention to the US economy. And bank bonus battle: The UK government finds itself caught between a rock and […]

Press Conference of the OSCE Troika

• 2 December 2009, 17:42

Interview, Press Office, Prime Minister

17th OSCE Ministerial Meeting (Day 2)-Joint Press Conference of Prime Minister George A. Papandreou, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev and Foreign Minister of Finland Antti Turunen at the end of the session of OSCE George A. Papandreou: Welcome. We have just completed a very successful meeting. Let me say a few words in Greek, […]

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Ομιλία στην Ημερίδα με θέμα: “Νέοι και Ανεργία: Το μέλλον θέλει δουλειά”

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The New Challenges for Greece in 21st Century Europe

"Ambassadors, dear friends, First let me thank PASOK’s members of the European Parliament for organizing this event, as well as for their dynamic presence on the European, global and Greek politica...

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Για το θάνατο του Τζαλάλ Ταλαμπανί | 03.10.2017

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