We in Europe have great capacities.

Despite the deep reforms we are making, traders and speculators have forced interest rates on Greek bonds to record highs.

How can a parliamentarian or a leader in a country say, on the one hand, that we're going to support Greece but at the same time say that Greeks are lazy?

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

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

People would say you look weak if you're not cursing the opposition and driving around in a big black car while always wearing a tie. Above all, to be 'strong' you're always supposed to be giving orders.

We have made major reforms in Greece. When I took over after a landslide victory we had a mandate for change and I knew my major focus would be re-organizing the state.