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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8631

27 January 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/greece
Papandreou leaves government and takes over PASOK leadership

Brussels, 26/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Greek Foreign Minister, Georges Papandreou, said farewell on Monday in Brussels to his colleagues at the EU Council of Ministers and to the accredited press gathering. After five years at the Foreign Ministry, he is to leave his post on Tuesday to take over at the head of his party with a view to the general elections on 7 March this year. Mr Papandreou rapidly recalled the role played by the Greek Presidency during the Iraqi crisis and the change...

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