God understands more about the financial markets than many who write about them.

I'm ready to be insulted as being insufficiently democratic, but I want to be serious ... I am for secret, dark debates.

God understands more about the financial markets than many who write about them.

I said in my inaugural address that I am not the Council's secretary, nor am I the Parliament's lackey. That can sometimes lead to conflicts, which are defused through dialogue.

Greeks have to know that they are not alone ... Those who are fighting for the survivor of Greece inside the Euro area are deeply harmed by the impression floating around in the Greek public opinion that Greece is a victim. Greece is a member of the EU and the euro. I want Greece to be a constructive member of the Union because the EU is also benefiting from Greece.

Those who are saying that Mario Draghi is in the camp of those trying to push Greece outside the Euroarea, are wrong.

We must also take this opportunity to learn from the situation [of Brexit], just as we learned from the refugee and debt crises.