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.

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.

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

Today is a new day for the land.

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

During the socialist period, the government became too big. That created a crowding-out effect in the private economy, and it gave everybody the need to pay more taxes in order to finance this big government. We are against big government. We want a smaller and more efficient government.