The two greatest priorities for my government are tackling tax evasion and corruption.

This is certainly not the first case in which a merger approved in one place hasn't gone through in the other. There was a case last year where the merger between two EU companies was approved here and blocked in the U.S.

The two greatest priorities for my government are tackling tax evasion and corruption.

I know that speaking with parties, which I do, but not very often, is seen by many as a contamination.

Not all Greeks are ready to do whatever is necessary to stay in the euro.

There is no government in Europe where ministers go through that kind of confirmation process, which in fact is modeled on the way the U.S. cabinet members are confirmed.

I believe that reforms will not really take hold if they do not gradually come into the culture of the people.