George Papandreou
George Papandreou
George Jeffrey Papandreou, commonly anglicised to George and shortened to Giorgosin Greek, is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2009 to 2011...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 June 1952
CitySaint Paul, MN
dirty naughty games
There is this concept of politics as a dirty game.
country responsibility justice
We stand united, facing the big responsibility to change our country into a nation of justice, solidarity, humanity and green development.
said take-me i-can
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.
roller-coaster coasters up-and-down
Greece's history in the drachma was an up-and-down history, a roller coaster.
growing-up leader want
Every leader wants to put his or her imprint on the work that they do, and grow up in specific eras.
greek reform records
Despite the deep reforms we are making, traders and speculators have forced interest rates on Greek bonds to record highs.
business government people
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.
country responsibility people
I have a deep sense of responsibility to my country and Greek people.
spain prejudice would-be
If we were the problem, it would be very convenient - kick Greece out, everything's fine. What would happen to Spain, what about Portugal, what about Italy, what about the whole of the euro zone? We need more cooperation and less simplification and prejudice.
believe sacrifice people
The Greek people do not want to exit the euro. And I believe the Greek people already have shown that they have made major sacrifices to stay in the euro zone.
taken opportunity europe
Greece has given Europe the opportunity to fix a defect in the euro zone, that is the fact that we did not have a fiscal union. Now steps have been taken to begin that process. And there is more solidarity from nation to nation, and that is a good thing. That has been Greece's gift to Europe.
government agency corruption
Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises.
came future marshall obviously
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.