Even when governments take the right steps to reform, these can be negatively impacted by events outside their control.

By the way, the European Union Member States together - even the euro area Member States together - are by far the biggest contributors to the IMF.

My mother wanted me to be a professor, because I have several people in my family who are professors at university.

I think diversity can also be a resource, an asset, especially in a world that is becoming globalized, to deal with difference, to deal with variety, to deal with complexity.

Smart, sustainable, inclusive growth is the key to job-creation and the future prosperity of Europe.

What people call serendipity sometimes is just having your eyes open.

Governments are not always right.