EMM News Explorer: Antonis Samaras

[said:]: The dramatic events in the centre of Athens harm Greece and hurt all the Greek people.

myjoyonline 13-FEB-12

[-said]: Today we're voting for a new loan agreement because today the facts have changed ... Our debt has become non-viable. Only we (ND), during the first memorandum, has warned that it was a mistaken recipe, but our warnings were ignored. Now, our country's membership in euro is directly threatened with bankruptcy,

hri 13-FEB-12

[-said]: with our vote we are preventing the country from going off the cliff.

hri 13-FEB-12

[-angrily told]: What do you want? A country where food will be handed out with food stamps and where we will have no fuel?

kathimerini 13-FEB-12

[-warned]: For the unemployed. For the middle and lower income classes.

voanews 12-FEB-12

[ said]: I invite you to see your responsibility towards the homeland, not towards the party,

hurriyetdailynews 12-FEB-12

[-angrily told]: What do you want, a country where food will be handed out with food stamps and where we will have no fuel?

newschannel5 11-FEB-12

[-told]: This is obviously an issue of party discipline,

trust 11-FEB-12

[-said]: I know that very well around you there are some ambitious politicians who are trying to impress with anti-bailout agreement rhetoric. Whoever does this should know that with this irresponsible attempt to act like they are more Catholic than the Pope, they won't succeed in even being candidates [in the next election],

voanews 11-FEB-12

[-warned]: We are talking about the most dangerous and most painful consequences for the country and specifically for those that don't have any money - for the unemployed , for the middle- and lower- income classes.

voanews 11-FEB-12

[-told]: It won’t solve the problem, but it will help,

bloomberg 11-FEB-12

[ said]: This (bailout) will give the country the opportunity and the time to stand back on its feet,

AP 11-FEB-12

[-said]: When your country is faltering and its social cohesion is at risk, can the only antidote to the crisis be even higher unemployment and two more years of recession?

news 10-FEB-12

[ said]: We fought to prevent further recession, additional unemployment, and additional business failures. Today we are managing the damage done over the past two years because now our national debt is unsustainable,

voanews 10-FEB-12

[ said]: Never has Greece needed elections as much as it does today,

kathimerini 10-FEB-12

[ said]: For some it is a novelty to negotiate ... We want to ease the people's suffering,

nzherald 09-FEB-12

[-said]: They need to be seen by the Greek population as fighting to the very last drop of blood ... They're facing off against the Germans, IMF and the rest of the world.

nzherald 09-FEB-12

[-added]: Things are tough and we are making an effort in order for the people to hurt less,

hri 09-FEB-12

[-explained]: The president of LAOS Giorgos Karatzaferis expressed serious reservations.

kathimerini 09-FEB-12

[said that:]: the negotiation is continuing, there is one more issue, regarding the pensions

hri 09-FEB-12

[ said]: At these difficult times, we have to look after regular people, such as pensioners,

kathimerini 09-FEB-12

[-told]: There is only one issue, that of pensions, to be resolved,

bloomberg 09-FEB-12

[-said]: I know that for some, it is unprecedented that they are negotiating, and engaging in tough negotiations at that,

hri 09-FEB-12

[-said]: They need to be seen by the Greek population as fighting until the very last drop of blood. ... They are facing off against the Germans and IMF and the rest of the world.

news 09-FEB-12

[-said]: They are asking us for greater recession, which the country can't take,

chinadaily 08-FEB-12

[-said]: They are asking us for greater recession, which the country can’t take,

bloomberg 06-FEB-12

[said that:]: they are asking for more decline than the country can tolerate. We are trying to avoid it in every way possible

ansamed 06-FEB-12

[ said]: They're asking for more recession than the country can take,

cnn 06-FEB-12

[-added]: I outlined the situation to Mr. Putin, as is being shaped in Greece today and the prospects that exist. He showed particular interest and a mood to assist our country. We also spoke of the problems in Greek-Russian relations and we examined ways to overcome them. We agreed to remain in contact. Greece needs all its friends today and Russia can prove to be a valuable friend,

hri 27-JAN-12

[-told]: My meeting with the prime minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin, took place in a very good climate and was exhaustive on all issues,

hri 27-JAN-12

[-said]: Greece needs a strong medicine but the one administered was the wrong one since it did not allow for any recovery,

kathimerini 24-JAN-12

[-said]: There is no serious unrest on the streets because the people see the possibility to express themselves in the ballot very soon. If we removed this safety valve, it will very likely cause social explosions,

dailytimesPK 18-DEC-11

[-said]: Establishing stronger ties with Israel is one of the very few initiatives by the ex-prime minister that we, as an opposition party, full-heartedly supported. As a matter of fact we encouraged him publicly in the parliament to do so. And when he did, we stood by him on the issue.

jpost 13-DEC-11

[ said]: Our disagreements remain... we are approving the budget because it is an absolute priority to safeguard the viability of Greek debt,

thestar 07-DEC-11

[ said]: Our disagreements remain... We are approving the budget because it is an absolute priority to safeguard the viability of Greek debt,

iol 07-DEC-11

[ said]: We don't know where it will lead [so] we are in a hurry for Greece to capitalise as much as it can today,

news24 07-DEC-11

[ said]: We don't know where it will lead (so) we are in a hurry for Greece to capitalise as much as it can today,

channelnewsasia 06-DEC-11

[-said]: I want this government to be successful in its mission. Let Papademos do his job and then Greece will move forward with the government vested with full legitimacy confirmed in a popular vote,

rian 04-DEC-11

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