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
George Papandreou quotes about
europe government progress
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.
commitment agree governance
This is global governance in the making. But we must agree, and agree to a binding commitment.
pain greek would-be
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.
problem theoretical solutions
The more there is a European solution to a theoretical, but possible, problem in the markets, the less we will have to talk about an I.M.F. solution.
political framework greece
Greece has great strengths, but much of this potential has been wasted. That's because of a wider political system, but also because of a lack of an institutional framework.
greek reform records
Despite the deep reforms we are making, traders and speculators have forced interest rates on Greek bonds to record highs.
strong jobs europe
Europe is a strong market for the U.S. If it has problems, if there's a lack of consumer confidence, if there's a deeper recession, this will deeply affect jobs in the U.S.
europe stronger needs
The structures in Europe in a globalising economy need to be modernised, need to be more integrated, need to be stronger.
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.
dirty thinking games
There is this concept of politics as a dirty game. It's a difficult game, but it doesn't have to be dirty. I think this is what we need to bring to politics. I think politics around the world has very often been captured by big interests - 'lobbies' they call them in the States.
economic europe european fact fund governance guarantees monetary opportunity shows strength
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.
challenges changes country equitable great meet political
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.
choose cliff europe fallen greece labor market program somewhere sure unemployed
The unemployed in Greece can get a voucher and choose a training program somewhere in Europe to be retrained during this crisis and when this crisis is over, we make sure that that person hasn't fallen off the cliff and can come back into the labor market with new skills to find a job.