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  • I am proud of being a Greek of the diaspora.

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  • My hope is that we will turn Greece into maybe the most transparent country in the world with everything on the web.

    "Reinvigorating Greece is an Olympian task for prime minister Papandreou" by Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. July 16, 2010.
  • Countries are not like financial markets. Social change cannot be executed as swiftly as credit-default swaps. You cannot sell short on social commitments and practical responsibilities.

    "Why We Must Unite Against The Unprincipled Speculators". www.businessinsider.com. March 8, 2010.
  • I can officially state that my government and myself believe that all over Europe we need to open a debate on the 'drug question' in order to create more coherent and human policies with better perspectives. . . . The policy of criminalizing consumers has failed, creating many problems to our society.

  • There is this concept of politics as a dirty game.

    "George Papandreou: The Greek Thinker" by Nicole Itano, papandreou.gr. April 12, 2010.
  • An elected government making huge changes with the consent of its people, is being undermined by concentrated powers in unregulated markets-powers which go beyond those of any individual government.

    "Why We Must Unite Against The Unprincipled Speculators". www.businessinsider.com. March 8, 2010.
  • The real problem in Greece is not cutting taxes, it's making sure that we don't have tax evasion.

  • I have always said I will be in politics to serve as best as I can and it will take me wherever it will take me.

    "Reinvigorating Greece is an Olympian task for prime minister Papandreou". Interview With Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. July 16, 2010.
  • As long as I feel I am doing what I think is right and just for my country, for the Greek people, that is enough for me. Saving Greece from this crisis was the first thing on the agenda. We are now on a much more normalised road.

    "Reinvigorating Greece is an Olympian task for prime minister Papandreou". Interview With Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. July 16, 2010.
  • The more there is a European solution to a theoretical, but possible, problem in the markets, the less we will have to talk about an I.M.F. solution.

  • We had about 60 regions in Greece and now there are only 13. It'd be like cutting down 50 states to 13 and making it more efficient.

  • At times of distress, we all like to recall the advice of fathers and mothers. The best advice my father gave me was to keep faith and deep confidence in the potential of the Greek people; nurture the belief that they can do things.

  • Greece has great strengths, but much of this potential has been wasted. That's because of a wider political system, but also because of a lack of an institutional framework.

  • There are certain moments in the history of a nation when the choices made define the decades to come.

    "Papandreou unveils radical reforms to salvage Greece's public finances" by Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. December 14, 2009.
  • I will always be upfront with the Greek people, so we can solve the country's problems together.

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  • Greece has given Europe the opportunity to fix a defect in the euro zone, that is the fact that we did not have a fiscal union. Now steps have been taken to begin that process. And there is more solidarity from nation to nation, and that is a good thing. That has been Greece's gift to Europe.

    "My Interview With Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou... From the Top of the Acropolis". Interview with Steven Hill, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 8, 2011.
  • If Greece had gone through a very normal political life, I may have not been in politics. But just the fact that I lived through huge upheavals and very difficult struggles and polarization and the barbarism of dictatorships - that made me feel that we had to change this country.

  • I have a deep sense of responsibility to my country and Greek people.

  • First of all, Greece won't go down. We're talking about a country that is capable of making change. Europe will not allow the destabilization of the 27-country euro zone. But if there were no action, then markets would start becoming jittery about other countries - and not only Spain and Portugal, but other countries in the European Union.

  • This idea that you're a successful tough guy if you evade taxes and deceive the state has got to change.

    "Greece gets first bailout cash" by Graeme Wearden, Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. May 18, 2010.
  • In ancient Greece, politics and the market were not decoupled.

  • Markets are saying pretty much what I'm saying too: that Greece is doing what it can, but that Greece is not going to be able to carry the weight of all of Europe and the other problems that Europe has.

  • This is global governance in the making. But we must agree, and agree to a binding commitment.

  • The Greek people do not want to exit the euro, and I believe the Greek people already have shown that they have made major sacrifices to stay within the Eurozone.

    "CNN's Amanpour" with Christiane Amanpour, www.cnn.com. May 30, 2012.
  • When I was growing up in the United States and Sweden, I never thought about becoming a politician.

  • The structures in Europe in a globalising economy need to be modernised, need to be more integrated, need to be stronger.

  • If you put all the European countries together, we are the biggest economy in the world.

  • I would say we are a friend in need and I am sure that the Greek people would very much welcome the choice of the British people to come and enjoy Greece, first of all, but also that would be a sign of support.

  • You can theorise about the options you have but in reality they are very specific.

    "Reinvigorating Greece is an Olympian task for prime minister Papandreou". Interview With Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. July 16, 2010.
  • I would like to see Greece as a case study, an opportunity for Europe to strengthen its coordination of fiscal policy.

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    George Papandreou

    • Born: June 16, 1952
    • Occupation: Former Prime Minister of Greece