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In ancient Greece, politics and the market were not decoupled.
George Papandreou
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George Papandreou
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 16
Diplomat
Former Prime Minister Of Greece
Politician
Sociologist
St Paul
Minnesota
George Andreas Papandreou
Greece
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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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If we were going to default, we would have decided that many months ago. It would be wrong for the Greek economy, it would be wrong for the European economy, it would make things worse in the end. That's why we're taking the pain and making these structural reforms, and we're on target.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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There is this concept of politics as a dirty game.
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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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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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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.
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Politics also means educating people. It's important to speak openly with our fellow Greeks, to tell them what our problems are and that we have to change something.
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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 in Europe have great capacities.
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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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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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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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