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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
Politics
Greece
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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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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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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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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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Greece's history in the drachma was an up-and-down history, a roller coaster.
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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.
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Everyone needs to carry out his own personal revolution.
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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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There is this concept of politics as a dirty game.
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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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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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Despite the deep reforms we are making, traders and speculators have forced interest rates on Greek bonds to record highs.
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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 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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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 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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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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It is important that the Greek people make decisions on important developments.
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But sovereign debt is a wider question not only in Europe but across the globe. While every country is a unique case, I think it's not an issue of countries acting on their own. We need a more coordinated strategy not only in Europe but around the world.
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