It was a culture that business is something bad - it was a leftist-oriented psychology. We have to break this. We are pro-business.

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.

Illegal immigrants are already a very big problem for us. We are already taking big steps to disallow illegal immigrants from coming in.

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

The best way for someone to govern is to set an example.

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.

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