Our first goal is to stop the recession and start with recovery.

Greece's position in Europe will not be put in doubt.

We are a pivotal part of the European Union. Any destabilization of Greece would totally rock the boat.

There are certainly delays in this year's agreed program, and we must quickly catch up. Let's not kid ourselves, there is still big waste in the public sector, and it must stop.

There are many people abroad who want to help, who want to invest. We will give them the red-carpet treatment. We want them to realize that this is a land of opportunity. It always has been so, but we never allowed foreign investment to come into this country.

I cannot allow a third party to decide on my country's future.

There are going to be a lot of problems with social cohesion. We are already cutting down everything to the bone. Unless there is light at the end of the tunnel.