We had about 60 regions in Greece and now there are only 13. It'd be like cutting down 50 states to 13 and making it more efficient.

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

As long as I feel I am doing what I think is right and just for my country, for the Greek people, that is enough for me. Saving Greece from this crisis was the first thing on the agenda. We are now on a much more normalised road.

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

The structures in Europe in a globalising economy need to be modernised, need to be more integrated, need to be stronger.

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?

Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises.