I have a deep sense of responsibility to my country and Greek people. George Papandreou countrydeepgreek Change image and share on social
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. George Papandreou greekmoralizepatronize Change image and share on social
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. George Papandreou changecommitmentcountry Change image and share on social
We have a rise of extremism because we need to give a sense that we are targeting some of the deeper problems in Greece, the injustices. George Papandreou deepextremismgive Change image and share on social
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. George Papandreou changefocusgreece Change image and share on social
We Greeks want change. We know there are problems in our system. We have great potential but we need to manage our country well. Now that hasn't been done over the last decades. And that is, of course, what we are paying for. George Papandreou changecountrydecade share on social
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. George Papandreou politicserve Change image and share on social
Europe has a lot of strength. We need to pool that strength, and I am very much in favour of that - more of a deeper political union. George Papandreou deepeuropefavour Change image and share on social
Every leader wants to put his or her imprint on the work that they do, and grow up in specific eras. George Papandreou eragrowimprint Change image and share on social
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. George Papandreou agobadlydecide share on social