At times of distress, we all like to recall the advice of fathers and mothers. The best advice my father gave me was to keep faith and deep confidence in the potential of the Greek people; nurture the belief that they can do things.

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?

At times of distress, we all like to recall the advice of fathers and mothers. The best advice my father gave me was to keep faith and deep confidence in the potential of the Greek people; nurture the belief that they can do things.

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

There are certain moments in the history of a nation when the choices made define the decades to come.

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

You can theorise about the options you have but in reality they are very specific.