The Participation Of Our Country In The

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.

I Take Office During The Most Difficult Moment In The Country's Recent History. The Country Can Be Saved - It's Up To Us. I Think It Is Obvious For Those Who Support This Government To Undertake The Commitment And Ensure That Our Country's Euro Membership Is Not Endangered.

I 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.

The New Co-operation Government Will Do The Best It Can To Address The Country's Problems, And I Believe That With The Co-operation Of All - And The New Government Stresses This - And The Unity Of All, We Will Achieve That.

I Am Not A Politician But I Have Dedicated The Biggest Part Of My Professional Life To Economic Policy Both In Greece And Europe.