George Papandreou
George Papandreou
George Jeffrey Papandreou, commonly anglicised to George and shortened to Giorgosin Greek, is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2009 to 2011...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 June 1952
CitySaint Paul, MN
George Papandreou quotes about
previous took
Previous governments, particularly the one before I took over, mismanaged the economy quite badly.
spain prejudice would-be
If we were the problem, it would be very convenient - kick Greece out, everything's fine. What would happen to Spain, what about Portugal, what about Italy, what about the whole of the euro zone? We need more cooperation and less simplification and prejudice.
choices-made moments certain
There are certain moments in the history of a nation when the choices made define the decades to come.
roller-coaster coasters up-and-down
Greece's history in the drachma was an up-and-down history, a roller coaster.
economic europe european fact fund governance guarantees monetary opportunity shows strength
The fact that we're going through a crisis is an opportunity for Europe to be more coordinated and more integrated. We're actually talking about a European Monetary Fund or euro bonds, about guarantees for countries, about economic governance in the European Union. That shows the strength of Europe.