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Despite the deep reforms we are making, traders and speculators have forced interest rates on Greek bonds to record highs.
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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St Paul
Minnesota
George Andreas Papandreou
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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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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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We in Europe have great capacities.
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Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises.
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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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It is important that the Greek people make decisions on important developments.
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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 never thought of politics as a profession.
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This is global governance in the making. But we must agree, and agree to a binding commitment.
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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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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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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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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 will always be upfront with the Greek people, so we can solve the country's problems together.
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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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There is this concept of politics as a dirty game.
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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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Greece's history in the drachma was an up-and-down history, a roller coaster.
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