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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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Sociologist
St Paul
Minnesota
George Andreas Papandreou
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Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises.
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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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Europe is a strong market for the U.S. If it has problems, if there's a lack of consumer confidence, if there's a deeper recession, this will deeply affect jobs in the U.S.
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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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We have made major reforms in Greece. When I took over after a landslide victory we had a mandate for change and I knew my major focus would be re-organizing the state.
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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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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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I will always be upfront with the Greek people, so we can solve the country's problems together.
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The Marshall Plan was after destruction, and the U.S. came to our help and obviously this was very, very important for the future of Europe. I think now we have all the capabilities of doing it on our own and, in a sense, we have to.
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I never thought about becoming a politician. But during the military dictatorship, my grandfather was put in prison six times and my father twice. If my family and my country didn't have this history, I might be a professor somewhere today.
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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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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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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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I never thought of politics as a profession.
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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 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.
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In ancient Greece, politics and the market were not decoupled.
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There is this concept of politics as a dirty game.
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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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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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