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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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George Papandreou, born on June 16, 1952, is a former Prime Minister of Greece. He has extensive experience in politics and served as Prime Minister twice. During his tenure, Greece faced severe economic crises, and his policies and decisions received widespread attention both domestically and internationally. more

“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.”

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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 have been supporting the European Union, but we are still a work in progress. We have to become more of a United States of Europe. We should talk about electing a president of the E.U., rather than having one selected from the heads of government.”

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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.”

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