The Government Is Determined To Continue The

So It Won't Be A Surprise When The Greek Default Actually Happens And We Expect It One Way Or The Other To Be Relatively Soon.

The Participation Of Our Country In The Eurozone Is A Guarantee For The Country's Monetary Stability. It Is A Driver Of Financial Prosperity.

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.

Our Position In Europe Is Not Negotiable. The Greek People Will Defend It By All Means. But Participation In The Euro Involves Rules And Obligations, Which We Must Consistently Meet. Greece Belongs To Europe And Europe Cannot Be Envisaged Without Greece.

I Am Convinced That The Public, Large Majority Of The Greek People, Realize That Policies Pursued In The Past And The Market Practices Have To Be Changed, In Order To Improve The Prospects Of The Greek Economy. So There Is, I Think, Strong Public Support Despite The Increases In Social Tensions.