Merkel opens Pandora¢s Box
(New Europe) Mar 21, 2010
Workaholic, incorruptible Papandreou dangerously unpredictable...

Merkel gives Greece EU stability pledge
(Sydney Morning Herald) Mar 21, 2010
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Greece's Prime Minister Georges Papandreou Sunday that the European Union would do "everything necessary" to preserve eurozone stability, her office said....

Greece was 'one step' away from loan paralysis, PM says
(Vancouver Sun) Mar 21, 2010
Greece is enacting tough reforms after coming "one step from being unable to borrow," Prime Minister George Papandreou said Friday as his debt-hit government pressed for EU political support....

Nova Makedonija: Gruevski, Papandreou will meet
Mar 20, 2010
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and Greek prime ministers Nikola Gruevski and George Papandreou will meet in Brussels on March 25, Skopjean Nova Makedonija newspaper writes....

Samaras: Gov't 'flirt' with IMF dangerous
Mar 20, 2010
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras on Saturday charged that the ruling PASOK government is "persistently and dangerously" flirting with the opting of seeking recourse to the International Monetary Fund...

Greece will pay its debts, will not default: PM
(Reuters) Mar 20, 2010
Greece has taken the necessary steps to tackle its fiscal crisis and will not default on its debt obligations, the country's prime minister said on Saturday in a speech to his socialist party's national council....

Tension peaks in the Aegean
(eKathimerini) Mar 20, 2010
Greek diplomats yesterday complained to Ankara after two Turkish fighter jets threatened a Greek coast guard helicopter participating in a patrol organized by Frontex, the European Union’s border monitoring agency, in the latest of a string of acts of h...

PM urges support of labor unions
(eKathimerini) Mar 20, 2010
Papandreou tells workers ‘efforts will pay off’ as EU defies German reticence, calling for firm aid plan...

Germany, EU at loggerheads over IMF role in Greece
(Business Week) Mar 19, 2010
Germany and the European Union were at loggerheads Friday after government officials said Berlin cannot rule out a Greek bailout from the International Monetary Fund, a solution Brussels is keen to avoid....

PM calls on EU to make a move
(eKathimerini) Mar 19, 2010
Papandreou leaves possibility of IMF appeal open in bid to elicit concrete rescue plan from Brussels...

Greek PM Pleads for Lower Interest Rates on Debt
Mar 18, 2010
The prime minister of Greece has warned his country may not be able to pay down its debt, unless it gets more help from the European Union....

Papandreou Seeks EU Aid Deadline, Challenging Merkel
(Business Week) Mar 18, 2010
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou set a one-week deadline for the European Union to craft a financial aid mechanism for Greece, challenging Germany to give up its doubts about a rescue package....

FM spokesman on FYROM: Greece continues with positive policy, but sees no reciprocation
Mar 18, 2010
Greece is following a firm policy on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and sends a positive message of friendship and support to the neighboring people, but is disappointed by the lack of reciprocation on the part of FYROM...

Greece staying in eurozone, insists PM
(eKathimerini) Mar 18, 2010
There is «zero chance» of Greece leaving the eurozone, Prime Minister George Papndreou said yesterday after suggestions by German Chancellor Angela Merkel that members should face expulsion if they do not comply with the euro's fiscal criteria....

Greece warns it might revive IMF rescue option
(Sydney Morning Herald) Mar 17, 2010
Greece warned on Wednesday it might have to seek help from the International Monetary Fund if the European Union does not do more to help it out of a debt crisis....