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Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises. Our political system promotes nepotism and wasting money. This has undermined our legal system and confidence in the functioning of the state. One of the consequences is that many citizens don't pay their taxes.

~George Papandreou

Topics: Agencies Citizens Confidence Consequences Corruption Enterprises Government Legal Legal System Many Money Nepotism Our Pay Political Political System Public State System Taxes Undermined Unfortunately Wasting Widespread

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I think there is a heritage which I'm proud of, which is a fight for democracy, a fight for social justice, a fight for freedom. My grandfather went to jail or exile six times in his life, fighting for his principles for democracy, or for his country. And my father twice.

~George Papandreou

Topics: Country Democracy Exile Father Fight Fighting Freedom Grandfather Heritage His Jail Justice Life Principles Proud Six Social Social Justice Think Times Twice Which I Think

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The fact that we're going through a crisis is an opportunity for Europe to be more coordinated and more integrated. We're actually talking about a European Monetary Fund or euro bonds, about guarantees for countries, about economic governance in the European Union. That shows the strength of Europe.

~George Papandreou

Topics: About Actually Bonds Coordinated Countries Crisis Economic Euro Europe European European Union Fact Fund Going Governance Guarantees Integrated Monetary More Opportunity Shows Strength Talking Through Union

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If Greece had gone through a very normal political life, I may have not been in politics. But just the fact that I lived through huge upheavals and very difficult struggles and polarization and the barbarism of dictatorships - that made me feel that we had to change this country.

~George Papandreou

Topics: Barbarism Been Change Country Dictatorships Difficult Fact Feel Gone Greece Had Huge Just Life Lived Made May Me Normal Polarization Political Political Life Politics Struggles Through Very

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You can theorise about the options you have but in reality they are very specific.

~George Papandreou

Topics: About Options Reality Specific Very You

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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.

~George Papandreou

Topics: Been Begin Defect Did Euro Europe Fact Fiscal Fix Gift Given Good Good Thing Greece More Nation Now Opportunity Process Solidarity Steps Taken Thing Union Zone A Good Thing

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We are a country with great potential. We have the political will to make deep changes in a just and equitable way, to put our country back on a development path, to meet the challenges of a new world.

~George Papandreou

Topics: Back Challenges Changes Country Deep Development Equitable Great Just Make Meet New New World Our Path Political Potential Put Way Will World

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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

Topics: Big Big Responsibility Change Country Development Facing Green Humanity Justice Nation Our Responsibility Solidarity Stand United

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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.

~George Papandreou

Topics: After Change Focus Greece Had Knew Landslide Made Major Mandate Over Reforms State Took Victory Would

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First of all, Greece won't go down. We're talking about a country that is capable of making change. Europe will not allow the destabilization of the 27-country euro zone. But if there were no action, then markets would start becoming jittery about other countries - and not only Spain and Portugal, but other countries in the European Union.

~George Papandreou

Topics: About Action Allow Becoming Capable Change Countries Country Down Euro Europe European European Union First First Of All Go Greece Making Markets Only Other Other Countries Portugal Spain Start Talking Then Union Were Will Would Zone

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Biography

Nationality: Greek

Type: Statesman

Born: June 16th, 1952

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