I never thought of politics as a profession.

We in Europe have great capacities.

An elected government making huge changes with the consent of its people, is being undermined by concentrated powers in unregulated markets-powers which go beyond those of any individual government.

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

I would like to see Greece as a case study, an opportunity for Europe to strengthen its coordination of fiscal policy.

Everyone needs to carry out his own personal revolution.

I never thought about becoming a politician. But during the military dictatorship, my grandfather was put in prison six times and my father twice. If my family and my country didn't have this history, I might be a professor somewhere today.