Already beset by much criticism for making big money delivering lectures at Harvard on the Greek economic crisis he helped create, former Prime Minister George Papandreou is now facing more complaints that he’s doing the same at fellow Ivy League school Columbia, in New York. The school announced last month that it was proud to [...]
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Greek Journalist Blames Papandreou For Crisis
Greece’s crushing economic crisis was deliberately caused by former prime minister George Papandreou so he could impose harsh austerity measures, a Washington, D.C.-based Greek journalist has claimed, although he didn’t explain why. Michael Ignatiu, a correspondent with Greece’s MEGA TV channel, wrote in Epikaira that he believes Papandreou, who is now lecturing at Columbia University [...]
Papandreou’s NY Digs: Move Over, Lady Gaga
While a fifth of Greeks have been pushed into poverty by austerity measures he imposed on the orders of international lenders, former Prime Minister George Papandreou will live in a luxury apartment in Manhattan, courtesy of the Ivy League school Columbia University, which is going to also pay him $30,000 to give seven lectures. His [...]
Papandreou Tells Boston Students Greece Inspires
Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, who is still a sitting Member of Parliament while he teaches a course at Harvard, detoured to the prestigious all-boys Roxbury Latin School in Boston to tell students his country will recover from its crushing economic crisis and that he still remains inspired by its heritage and teachings. Papandreou, [...]
Papandreou’s Harvard Post Draws Fire
Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou’s appointment as lecturer at Harvard University had many of his countrymen wondering if he was the right person to be talking about how to govern a country, given that he resigned after two years of protests, strikes and riots against the austerity measures he imposed on the orders of [...]
President Obama’s Ticking Greek Time Bomb Could Derail Campaign
Yet another American analyst is suggesting that Greece could be forced out of the Eurozone in the next few months and that it be a “ticking Greek time bomb” exploding President Barack Obama’s chances for re-election. In a column for the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a neo-conservative think tank in Washington, D.C. that produced many [...]
Obama Thanked Papandreou For His Service To Greece
President Barack Obama conferred by telephone today with former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, the White House said in a statement. Obama thanked Papandreou “for his many contributions to Greece and to Greek-American relations” and assured him that the U.S. “will stand with Greece through these difficult times,” according to the statement, which was e-mailed [...]
IMF Mum On Possible Papandreou Resignation
The International Monetary Fund declined to comment on speculation that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou may resign Thursday, insisting uncertainty in the country must be removed before the fund makes a decision on more financing for the struggling country. IMF spokesman David Hawley refused to weigh in on overnight political developments in Greece, including reports [...]
Vice President Biden to visit Athens Dec 5
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will meet Vice President Joe Biden in Athens on December 5, Papandreou’s office said on Monday. It did not provide further details. President Barack Obama has urged European leaders to act faster to tackle a sovereign debt crisis that threatens global economic recovery. (source: Reuters)
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