Many people have been pontificating, and patronizing, and moralizing, and scapegoating, saying you Greeks, you are the problem. I would say we Greeks have a problem. We are not the problem.

Very often, people will come out and say, 'Greeks aren't doing things, Greeks aren't making changes, there's no reform,' That is hogwash. We have made a huge effort. The Greek people have made a huge effort.

My hope is that we will turn Greece into maybe the most transparent country in the world with everything on the web.

Greece's history in the drachma was an up-and-down history, a roller coaster.

Politics also means educating people. It's important to speak openly with our fellow Greeks, to tell them what our problems are and that we have to change something.

The real problem in Greece is not cutting taxes, it's making sure that we don't have tax evasion.

I have a deep sense of responsibility to my country and Greek people.