It was Papandreou's nominally socialist PASOK, then under former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, that first promoted Turkey's EU accession as a means to establish greater influence over Ankara.
Upravo je Papandreouov nominalno socijalistički PASOK, čiji je čelnik tada bio bivši premijer Costas Simitis, prvi promovirao priključenje Turske EU kao način za uspostavu većeg utjecaja nad Ankarom.