I am confident that we can overcome this crisis, provided that we remain united in our effort to address our debt and competitiveness problems. And I think that the Greek people are united; it's important also that the political forces are united in line with the will of the Greek people.

I think the gains to be achieved by a combination of reforms and labor market adjustments are going to be more permanent and will provide a basis for reducing unemployment and improving expert performance and sustaining growth in a way that is more sound and more permanent.

In the 20 years before Greece end up with the Euro, efforts to improve competitiveness through exchange rate and adjustments resulted only in temporary gains of competitiveness.

Delays in granting of justice very often reduce the speed with which investment could be undertaken, discouraging investors.

I am not a politician but I have dedicated the biggest part of my professional life to economic policy both in Greece and Europe.

Our eurozone partners have made it clear: The choice is between staying in or getting out of the eurozone.

The participation of our country in the eurozone is a guarantee for the country's monetary stability. It is a driver of financial prosperity.