On Monday 8 November, the Greek Finance Minister mr.George Papaconstantinou will be delivering a public lecture titled ‘Greece is Changing’from 6.30 – 8pm on the LSE campus, venue to be confirmed to all ticketholders.
The
Greek sovereign debt crisis of 2010 has received world-wide attention
and has elicited unprecedented action by the European Union and its
member governments as well as by the IMF. Greece is now obliged to
follow the terms of the 'Memorandum' agreed with the 'bail-out' loan it
has received. Is Greek economic policy on track? What are its future
prospects?
George
Papaconstantinou was born in Athens in 1961. He is an economist,
holding a PhD in economics from the LSE. Between 1988 and 1998 he worked
as senior economist at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD). In 1998 he was appointed advisor to former P.M.
Costas Simitis on Information Society issues and then served as a
Special Secretary for the Information Society (2000-2002). In 2003,
during the Greek Presidency of the EU, he coordinated the "Lisbon
Strategy" for economic and social reforms. Between 2004 and 2007, he
served as economic advisor to PASOK's president George Papandreou.
Between 2000 and 2007, he also taught economics at the Athens University
of Economics and Business. In 2007, he was elected member of the Greek
National Parliament, and was appointed PASOK's press spokesman in 2008.
In the 2009 elections for the European Parliament, he headed PASOK's
list of candidates and was elected MEP. In October 2009 he was appointed
Finance Minister in the government formed after the national elections.
He is married to writer Jacoline Vinke and has two sons.
Repost from the LSE Events. Cafebabel Greece can reserve for you up to 5 tickets which will be collected from 10.00am on Monday 1 November at the LSE NEW ACADEMIC BUILDING (Kingsway road). Email us athens@cafebabel.com to reserve seats. Check the official LSE Events site here.
The
Greek sovereign debt crisis of 2010 has received world-wide attention
and has elicited unprecedented action by the European Union and its
member governments as well as by the IMF. Greece is now obliged to
follow the terms of the 'Memorandum' agreed with the 'bail-out' loan it
has received. Is Greek economic policy on track? What are its future
prospects?
Repost from the LSE Events. Cafebabel Greece can reserve for you up to 5 tickets which will be collected from 10.00am on Monday 1 November at the LSE NEW ACADEMIC BUILDING (Kingsway road). Email us athens@cafebabel.com to reserve seats. Check the official LSE Events site here.