EMM News Explorer: George Papaconstantinou

[-said]: Israel has not made any decisions yet,

kathimerini 19-JAN-12

[-said]: These prospects need technical and financial examination, so they can be usable by the countries and any private companies that enter this process

cyprus 12-JAN-12

[ said]: Look. We are not Saudi Arabia,

spiegel 22-DEC-11

[ said]: We are making a very strong push to make Greece a hub for gas,

spiegel 22-DEC-11

[-said]: So it has to plug into the European plan for updating energy grids,

spiegel 22-DEC-11

[-said]: [In Israel] there is a lot of technology, but you have less potential in terms of land available to be able to have large installations,

jpost 29-NOV-11

[-said]: There’s been a lot of discussion on looking at the technical and financial feasibility for pumping Israeli gas to Greece,

jpost 29-NOV-11

[-noted]: ambitions and hopes,

jpost 29-NOV-11

[-said]: We have always had good ties with the Arab world and we have also been an important player in a region that is evolving very rapidly,

jpost 29-NOV-11

[-said]: If they want, Turkish companies can also take part in the tenders for contracts in the Greek energy sector. We will not show any discrimination against Turkish companies,

ansamed 21-NOV-11

[-said]: We have always wanted to connect the islands to continental Greece, but now there is a serious possibility that we could connect them instead to the Turkish network,

ansamed 21-NOV-11

[ said]: The issue is how to keep the country going and then evolve the current government into a broader government that takes on board other political forces,

guardian 05-NOV-11

[ said]: The bailout deal requires this . . . that is why the government asks for a vote of confidence,

montrealgazette 04-NOV-11

[-said]: The EU funds have already guaranteed 1 billion euro,

trendnews 24-OCT-11

[-said]: This project meets with great response on the part of the German government and German industry,

hri 15-SEP-11

[-told]: Our planning for Hellenic Petroleum is to proceed with the stake sale in the first quarter of 2012 or earlier,

phantis 03-SEP-11

[-said]: We are in talks with the Labor and Social Insurance Ministry regarding the possible allocation of a portion of the total sum of the penalties to social insurance organizations with a particular emphasis on IKA,

kathimerini 25-AUG-11

[-said]: We aim to reduce the fines for homes that are built in areas where property values are low and where the properties are people’s homes.

kathimerini 24-AUG-11

[-told]: One of the most significant changes to the draft law is that we want to differentiate between the penalties that people will pay,

kathimerini 24-AUG-11

[-told]: The way to privatize PPC needs careful talk. We are not just looking for revenue, PPC has a crucial role, we want it to make investments and to be a strong pylon in the energy system,

mpa 08-JUL-11

[-said]: We are examining a number of options, even the participation of a strategic partner in the share capital of the land cadastre,

kathimerini 07-JUL-11

[ said]: We have a choice between a difficult path and a path of destruction,

herald 10-JUN-11

[-said]: For the disbursement of the next tranche [instalment] … it will be difficult for the markets to open in 2012, so other forms of funding must be found,

CBC 10-JUN-11

[-said]: We must urgently reduce our deficit and produce primary surpluses... So it is obvious that we must have a midterm program,

kathimerini 10-JUN-11

[-said]: The main thrust of this effort is structural in nature, changing the way the public sector works and its structure.

kathimerini 10-JUN-11

[-said]: We are all trying to reach a solution in June,

JakartaPost 10-JUN-11

[ said]: So other forms of funding must be found,

JakartaPost 10-JUN-11

[-told]: The cabinet approved the mid-term plan and submitted it to parliament,

ibtimes 09-JUN-11

[-said]: We Europeans are setting the same conditions as the International Monetary Fund... The situation is very serious.

irishsun 29-MAY-11

[said:]: no wages, pensions or state obligations will be paid

smh 29-MAY-11

[ said]: has no basis in reality for the main reason that the report doesn't exist yet... it hasn't even been drafted,

channelnewsasia 29-MAY-11

[-told]: Negotiations continue and will be completed in the next few days. We have every reason to believe the report will be positive for the country,

reuters 28-MAY-11

[-said]: The Greek government is doing the things it must do and it is obvious that if we do them - which we will - the release of the loan will continue. It is obvious that nothing is at risk,

mpa 28-MAY-11

[-told]: I want to make clear that they have not asked such a thing,

finanznachrichten 28-MAY-11

[-said]: They have not asked that this firm be subject to another country's law...they have not asked that it be run by foreigners.

finanznachrichten 28-MAY-11

[-noted]: Following the unprecedented reduction of the fiscal deficit by 5 percentage points in 2010, and the wave of structural reforms in pensions, the labour market, budget, tax and business environment, the government is determined to continue and accelerate the path of fiscal consolidation and structural reforms,

hri 26-MAY-11

[-said]: The IMF has made absolutely clear that it cannot disburse (the tranche) if it does not have any guarantee that next year, if necessary, Greece will have (funding) support from the Europeans,

economictimes 24-MAY-11

[-said]: To accelerate the process, the creation of a sovereign wealth fund composed of privatization and real estate assets was also decided,

economictimes 24-MAY-11

[-said]: To accelerate the process, the creation of a sovereign wealth fund composed of privatisation and real estate assets was also decided,

finanznachrichten 23-MAY-11

[ said]: Our country went through difficult times, faces tough times and will face more in the near future, because it relied on a false development model. We fooled ourselves, but we will exit the crisis,

peopledaily 10-MAY-11

[-added]: What we did discuss was the course of the Economic Policy Programme, on the course of which I was invited to the meeting in order to exchange views,

hri 10-MAY-11

[noted that:]: many are forgetting that in 2010 we materialised the biggest effort to reduce the deficit in European history, and that in the midst of a crisis. We believe that the privatisations and the 26 billion euros will be sufficient from now up until 2015

hri 10-MAY-11

[-said]: The government has taken and will continue to take whichever decisions are needed to maintain the country's salvation course,

smh 08-MAY-11

[ said]: The issue of a Greek exit from the euro zone was not raised and is not raised,

irishsun 08-MAY-11

[said that:]: what we discussed was the course of the (economic) program in a conjuncture in which the markets continue to be disbelieving towards Greece and in which we must also plan our next steps for 2012 and 2013 so that Greece will be able to either return to the markets or make use of the European Council's recent decision enabling the EFSF (European Financial Stability Facility) to purchase bonds

mpa 08-MAY-11

[ said]: If the report was not so dangerous as funny, we would not even comment,

peopledaily 08-MAY-11

[-told]: Markets continue to have doubts and we have scheduled our next steps for 2012,

reuters 07-MAY-11

[-said]: We need to plan our next steps for 2012 and 2013 so that Greece can either access markets or use the European council's recent decision that enables the European (rescue) fund to buy Greek bonds,

news 07-MAY-11

[replied:]: no, that is impossible

mpa 07-MAY-11

[-explained]: No, that is not possible. First of all because there is no mechanism for a country's exit from the euro. The consequences would be catastrophic: The fiscal deficit would double, the buying power would collapse, the banks would be hard hit, and we would fall into a war-period recession,

mpa 07-MAY-11

[-said]: I expressed the hope that we could have an even better arrangement regarding the repayment of the €110bn,

MaltaBusinessWeekly 05-MAY-11

[-said]: We would stay out of markets for 10-15 years, the wealth of the Greek pension funds would suffer writedowns, we would have problems in the banking system and hence the real economy,

news 04-MAY-11

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