Other countries have access to the markets, whereas Greece does not. Therefore, we have to get liquidity through the ECB.

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

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

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

I do not want Greece to become the negative paradigm for the others - i.e. "make sure you follow exactly what we tell you, otherwise you will be like Greece."

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.