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
previous took
Previous governments, particularly the one before I took over, mismanaged the economy quite badly.
capacity debt framework issue markets stable themselves
Markets themselves are looking for stability, and I think we have underestimated the capacity of Europe... to actually create a more stable framework for the whole issue of debt management, bonds, and so on.
deeper favour pool strength
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.
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.
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.
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.
ancient ancient-greece greece
In ancient Greece, politics and the market were not decoupled.
europe capacity
We in Europe have great capacities.
europe weight able
Markets are saying pretty much what I'm saying too: that Greece is doing what it can, but that Greece is not going to be able to carry the weight of all of Europe and the other problems that Europe has.
country father fighting
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.
choices-made moments certain
There are certain moments in the history of a nation when the choices made define the decades to come.
successful ideas guy
This idea that you're a successful tough guy if you evade taxes and deceive the state has got to change.
country people greek
I will always be upfront with the Greek people, so we can solve the country's problems together.
country father military
I never thought about becoming a politician. But during the military dictatorship, my grandfather was put in prison six times and my father twice. If my family and my country didn't have this history, I might be a professor somewhere today.