During the socialist period, the government became too big. That created a crowding-out effect in the private economy, and it gave everybody the need to pay more taxes in order to finance this big government. We are against big government.… — Antonis Samaras Copy Share Image
Very serious mistakes were made by previous governments, and Greece was ready to be abandoned by its partners and to leave the eurozone, which would have created total catastrophe. — Antonis Samaras Copy Share Image
During the socialist period, the government became too big. That created a crowding-out effect in the private economy, and it gave everybody the need… — Antonis Samaras Copy Share Image
Illegal immigrants are already a very big problem for us. We are already taking big steps to disallow illegal immigrants from coming in. — Antonis Samaras Copy Share Image
It was a culture that business is something bad - it was a leftist-oriented psychology. We have to break this. We are pro-business. — Antonis Samaras Copy Share Image
We have decreased the salaries of everybody who partakes in politics, from the president to the prime minister to the MPs [members of Parliament].… — Antonis Samaras Copy Share Image
The Greek people today voted for Greece to remain on its European path and in the eurozone. — Antonis Samaras Copy Share Image
I have always believed that this idea of having a nation go through this very painful five or six years of continuous recession with… — Antonis Samaras Copy Share Image
There are certainly delays in this year's agreed program, and we must quickly catch up. Let's not kid ourselves, there is still big waste… — Antonis Samaras Copy Share Image
Very serious mistakes were made by previous governments, and Greece was ready to be abandoned by its partners and to leave the eurozone, which… — Antonis Samaras Copy Share Image
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