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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.
George Papandreou
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George Papandreou
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 16
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Former Prime Minister Of Greece
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St Paul
Minnesota
George Andreas Papandreou
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The real problem in Greece is not cutting taxes, it's making sure that we don't have tax evasion.
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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.
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Today I want to send a message of optismism to all Greeks. Our road, our path, will be more stabilised. Our country will be in a better situation. We will be stronger.
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I have been supporting the European Union, but we are still a work in progress. We have to become more of a United States of Europe. We should talk about electing a president of the E.U., rather than having one selected from the heads of government.
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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.
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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.
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This idea that you're a successful tough guy if you evade taxes and deceive the state has got to change.
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When I was growing up in the United States and Sweden, I never thought about becoming a politician.
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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.
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We stand united, facing the big responsibility to change our country into a nation of justice, solidarity, humanity and green development.
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People would say you look weak if you're not cursing the opposition and driving around in a big black car while always wearing a tie. Above all, to be 'strong' you're always supposed to be giving orders.
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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.
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How can a parliamentarian or a leader in a country say, on the one hand, that we're going to support Greece but at the same time say that Greeks are lazy?
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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.
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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.
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It is important that the Greek people make decisions on important developments.
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Greece's history in the drachma was an up-and-down history, a roller coaster.
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The structures in Europe in a globalising economy need to be modernised, need to be more integrated, need to be stronger.
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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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Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises.
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