I think achieving a higher fiscal stability is also a very important condition for restoring an environment which is conducive to growth...
Lucas PapademosI am personally convinced - and I think the Greek people share this belief in a fundamental way - that we can achieve fiscal consolidation more effectively and we can restore competitiveness in a more fundamental and permanent way within the euro area than outside.
Lucas PapademosIn 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.
Lucas PapademosDelays in granting of justice very often reduce the speed with which investment could be undertaken, discouraging investors.
Lucas Papademos