He is the first Greek prime minister to face criminal charges, including bribery and receiving stolen funds.

- The Greek prime minister will hold talks over the country's debt reduction deal tomorrow.

George Papandreou, the Greek prime minister, has met the country's president to seek permission to form a coalition government.

The Greek prime minister is also interested in Iceland's "many energy reserves".

I finally hit a Greek minister who was standing around the corner.

If they ignore reality as the recently ousted Greek prime minister did this week then we will be punished by outside sources.

I looked up and realised the voice belonged to the Greek prime minister.

"Just as the market had started to recover, the Greek prime minister calls a referendum on the eurozone bail-out plans," he said.

"We can assure security for everybody," George Voulgarakis, the Greek minister of public order, said at a news conference.

Mr President, I should like to welcome the Greek prime minister and wish him every success.