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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.

George Papandreou

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George Papandreou
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 16
Diplomat
Former Prime Minister Of Greece
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Sociologist
St Paul
Minnesota
George Andreas Papandreou
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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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Many people have been pontificating, and patronizing, and moralizing, and scapegoating, saying you Greeks, you are the problem. I would say we Greeks have a problem. We are not the problem.
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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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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 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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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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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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Despite the deep reforms we are making, traders and speculators have forced interest rates on Greek bonds to record highs.
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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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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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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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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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There is this concept of politics as a dirty game.
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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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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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Everyone needs to carry out his own personal revolution.
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In ancient Greece, politics and the market were not decoupled.
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