EMM News Explorer: Evangelos Venizelos

[-told]: The battle is now. The war is now. If we falter, nothing will be left standing...The real dilemma is between painful measures and crushingly painful ones,

newschannel5 11-FEB-12

[ said]: This bill has to be voted by Sunday night, so that the euro working group…can ensure Tuesday afternoon that Greece has fulfilled the necessary prerequisites so that the ministerial level eurogroup can be convened Wednesday, to ultimately approve the Greek program,

wsj 11-FEB-12

[-said yesterday]: because the banks need more money,

bloomberg 11-FEB-12

[-told]: Unfortunately the choice we face is one of sacrifice or even greater sacrifice — on a scale that cannot be compared,

AP 10-FEB-12

[-told]: This is a time of difficult decisions,

bloomberg 10-FEB-12

[-said]: I leave for Brussels with hope that the Eurogroup will take a positive decision,

hurriyetdailynews 10-FEB-12

[-said]: After a long, tough period of negotiations, we have finally a staff level agreement with the troika for (a) new, strong and credible program,

cnn 10-FEB-12

[-said]: If we see the salvation and future of the country in the euro area, in Europe, we have to do whatever we have to do to get the programme approved,

irishsun 10-FEB-12

[-added]: The choice we face is one of sacrifice or even greater sacrifice on a scale that cannot be compared,

washtimes 10-FEB-12

[-told]: Unfortunately the choice we face is one of sacrifice or even greater sacrifice – on a scale that cannot be compared,

icWales 10-FEB-12

[-added]: The choice we face is one of sacrifice or even greater sacrifice - on a scale that cannot be compared,

eecho 10-FEB-12

[-told]: Unfortunately the choice we face is one of sacrifice or even greater sacrifice - on a scale that cannot be compared,

dailymail 10-FEB-12

[-said]: It must decide -- if they want (Greece) to stay in the eurozone, they have to say so clearly. If they don't, then they have to say that clearly as well,

eubusiness 10-FEB-12

[-said]: If they don't, then they have to say that clearly as well,

eubusiness 10-FEB-12

[-told]: Unfortunately the choice we face is one of sacrifice or even greater sacrifice on a scale that cannot be compared,

news 10-FEB-12

[-added]: The choice we face is one of sacrifice or even greater sacrifice — on a scale that cannot be compared,

AP 10-FEB-12

[-added]: The choice we face is one of sacrifice or even greater sacrifice – on a scale that cannot be compared,

breakingnews 10-FEB-12

[said:]: If we see our future and the salvation of the country in the eurozone, in Europe, we must do what we must do in order for the program to definitely be approved. ... If our country, our people, prefer another political decision that necessarily leads out of the eurozone and therefore outside European integration, we have to say this clearly to ourselves and to our compatriots.

upi 10-FEB-12

[ said]: Our choice is one of humiliation for a historic and proud country, or even greater humiliation which it will face if we act under the illusion of saving face with decisions that will have a much greater social cost,

voanews 10-FEB-12

[ said]: There were many objections from many countries based on the fact that we didn’t fully complete in cooperation with the troika the catalogue of additional fiscal measures that must be taken,

bloomberg 10-FEB-12

[-said]: If our homeland, our people favor another policy that necessarily leads outside the euro area and thus outside European integration, we have to say that directly to ourselves and to our fellow citizens,

bloomberg 10-FEB-12

[-said]: If we see the salvation and future of the country in the euro area, in Europe , we have to do whatever we have to do to get the program approved,

bloomberg 10-FEB-12

[ said]: Nobody can hide behind anyone else,

kathimerini 10-FEB-12

[-said]: Unfortunately, the choice we face is one of sacrifice or even greater sacrifice - on a scale that cannot be compared,

ibtimes 10-FEB-12

[-said]: If we see the salvation and future of the country in the euro area, in Europe, we have to do whatever we have to do to get the program approved,

bloomberg 10-FEB-12

[ said]: We finally have a staff level agreement for a new, strong and credible programme,

guardian 10-FEB-12

[-said]: After a long, tough period of negotiations, we have finally a staff level agreement with the troika for new, strong and credible program,

cnn 10-FEB-12

[-had hoped]: We won’t accept them. There will be a social uprising.

france24 09-FEB-12

[-told]: There are issues outstanding that must be resolved by the time the Eurogroup meets,

bloomberg 09-FEB-12

[ said]: It will determine whether the country remains in the eurozone or whether its place in Europe will be endangered,

ABCnews 09-FEB-12

[-had hoped]: The financial survival of the country in the coming years depends on the new programme ... It is time of responsibility for everyone.

kyivpost 09-FEB-12

[said:]: The negotiation with the troika is so tough that we are constantly closing fronts and new fronts open up elsewhere, it is like the Lernaean Hydra. And because no one is a Hercules on his own to face the Lernaean Hydra we need...to wage this battle together, we need to convince the Greek people, to give then the picture of the entire plan, and to proceed to the solution that we have chosen, which is to remain in the euro, to stay in Europe and to fight to regain the lost ground.

hri 09-FEB-12

[-told]: We need now the political endorsement of the Eurogroup for the final step,

channelnewsasia 09-FEB-12

[-told]: There are issues outstanding that must be resolved,

bloomberg 09-FEB-12

[-told]: We need now the political endorsement of the Eurogroup for the final steps,

reuters 09-FEB-12

[ said]: We finally have a staff-level agreement for a new, strong and credible programme,

guardian 09-FEB-12

[said this morning:]: I am leaving for Brussels in a short while with the hope that the Eurogroup meeting will be held, and a positive decision on the new programme will be taken.

cyprus 09-FEB-12

[ said]: It will determine whether the country remains in the eurozone or whether its place in Europe will be endangered,[*]There is no room for any other expediency: we must look Greeks in the eye, look at the national interest and the interest of our children.

newschannel5 09-FEB-12

[-had hoped]: The financial survival of the country in the coming years depends on the new program ... It is time of responsibility for everyone.

dailystar 09-FEB-12

[-told]: There are issues outstanding that must be resolved by the time the eurogroup meets,

bloomberg 09-FEB-12

[-said]: I leave for Brussels with hope that the Eurogroup (of finance ministers) will take a positive decision concerning the new aid plan,

eubusiness 09-FEB-12

[-said]: After a long and tough period of negotiation, we finally have a staff level agreement with the troika for a new, strong and credible programme,

eubusiness 09-FEB-12

[-added]: We now need the political endorsement of the Eurogroup for the final step,

eubusiness 09-FEB-12

[-said]: I leave for Brussels with hope that the Eurogroup will take a positive decision concerning the new aid plan,

eubusiness 09-FEB-12

[-told]: issues outstanding that must be resolved by the time the eurogroup meets,

bloomberg 09-FEB-12

[-said]: The financial survival of the country in the coming years depends on the new program ... It is a time of responsibility for everyone,

reuters 09-FEB-12

[ said]: I leave for Brussels with the hope that the Eurogroup will take a positive decision on the new program, on which the survival of the country for the next few years depends,

kathimerini 09-FEB-12

[-told]: We are one step [away] from finalising [the debt-relief agreement]. I would say it is a formality,

mg 08-FEB-12

[-said]: Unfortunately the negotiations are so tough that as soon as one chapter closes, another opens,

kathimerini 07-FEB-12

[-said]: Unfortunately I must say that the negotiations are so tough that each time we close a chapter another re-opens; it is just like a Hydra. And because no one is Hercules and can face the Hydra alone, we must all together, without pettiness and without arrogance, fight this battle, to convince the Greek citizens, to give them a complete picture of the program, and to proceed toward a solution that we have chosen, which is to stay in the euro, to stay in Europe, and to fight to regain lost ground,

rferl 07-FEB-12

[-said]: To save Greece … will involve a huge social cost and sacrifices,

usaToday 07-FEB-12

[-told]: The salvation of the country, remaining in the euro, means great sacrifices,

bloomberg 07-FEB-12

[-said]: To save Greece ... will involve a huge social cost and sacrifices,

news 07-FEB-12

[-said]: Instead of looking at this tragic dilemma... with national unity... there are many who spend their effort on a conventional, outdated, party confrontation as if nothing has happened,

france24 07-FEB-12

[-said]: There is great impatience and great pressure not only from the three institutions that make up the troika but also from euro zone member states,

ibtimes 06-FEB-12

[-admitted]: The bond exchange deal seems to be the easier part of talks at the moment,

xinhuanet_en 06-FEB-12

[-said]: The moment is very crucial,

guardian 06-FEB-12

[-said]: very difficult

guardian 06-FEB-12

[-said]: Unfortunately the negotiations are so tough that as soon as one chapter closes another opens,

jrep 06-FEB-12

[ said]: Everything must be concluded by (Sunday) night... so that we can be within the timetable given the bond maturities in March,

economictimes 06-FEB-12

[-said]: There is great impatience and great pressure not only from the three institutions that make up the troika but also from eurozone member states,

hurriyetdailynews 06-FEB-12

[admitted that:]: there is great impatience and great pressure not only from the three institutions that make up the troika but also from euro zone member states.

ibtimes 06-FEB-12

[-said]: Everything must be concluded by (Sunday) night… so that we can be within the timetable given the bond maturities in March,

japantoday 06-FEB-12

[-told]: The euro group conference call was very difficult. There is great anxiety and great pressure from (the troika) as well as individual eurozone member states, each of which has its own priorities,

japantoday 05-FEB-12

[-told]: The moment is very critical,

aljazeera 05-FEB-12

[ said]: We are on the razor’s edge, the distance separating a successful completion of the negotiations to a deadlock is very small,

kathimerini 05-FEB-12

[-said]: We are on a knife edge,

thestandard 05-FEB-12

[-told]: There is great impatience and great pressure not only from the three institutions that make up the troika but also from euro zone member states, each of whom have their own criteria, their own problems, their own priorities,

phantis 04-FEB-12

[added:]: The gap between the successful completion of procedures and a deadlock, which could be accidental or due to a misunderstanding, is very small. It’s a very fine line.

IHT 04-FEB-12

[-said]: We are on razor’s edge.

bloomberg 04-FEB-12

[-said]: It is time for commitment,

bloomberg 04-FEB-12

[-told]: The Eurogroup teleconference was very difficult,

ibtimes 04-FEB-12

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