#greece

I think the facts reveal that the European partners have taken extraordinary measures to help Greece address its problems. ↗

— Lucas Papademos

#european #extraordinary #facts #greece #help

We are on a difficult course, on a new Odyssey for Greece, but we know the road to Ithaca and have charted the waters. ↗

— Georgios A. Papandreou

#course #difficult #greece #know #new

Greece could default on its debts and even exit currency bloc if it cannot deliver reforms. ↗

— Lucas Papademos

#cannot #could #currency #debts #default

Greece is at a crucial crossroads. The choices that are made and the policies that are enforced will have a decisive impact on the wellbeing of Greeks. The way forward will not be easy but the problems can be solved, and will be solved, if there is unity, co-operation and consensus. ↗

— Lucas Papademos

#co-operation #consensus #crossroads #crucial #decisive

I am not a politician but I have dedicated the biggest part of my professional life to economic policy both in Greece and Europe. ↗

— Lucas Papademos

#biggest #both #dedicated #economic #economic policy

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. ↗

— Georgios A. Papandreou

#been #begin #defect #did #euro

No account of the Renaissance can be complete without some notice of the attempt made by certain Italian scholars of the fifteenth century to reconcile Christianity with the religion of ancient Greece. ↗

— Walter Pater

#ancient #attempt #century #certain #christianity

Iran also has an extensive missile development programme. Iranian officials declare that the range of their modified Shahab-3 missiles is 2,000km, putting allied countries such as Turkey, Greece, Romania, and Bulgaria within reach. ↗

— Anders Fogh Rasmussen

#also #bulgaria #countries #declare #development

Fourth, to assure every entrepreneur and every job creator that their investments in America will not vanish as have those in Greece, we will cut the deficit and put America on track to a balanced budget. ↗

— Mitt Romney

#assure #balanced #balanced budget #budget #creator

I think it's often discussed that leaving the Euro is an option for Greece. I think this is really not an option. ↗

— Lucas Papademos

#euro #greece #i #i think #leaving