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PM: Major reforms will proceed
ANA-MPA/Prime Minister George Papandreou reiterated, in a press interview published on Sunday, that major changes in the country are both pending and imperative, stressing that the current status quo cannot continue.
“We are absolutely determined to proceed, and we can do this because society backs this effort,” Papandreou said in answer to a question on whether his government is willing to clash with “vested interests” and the unions, especially over reforms in loss-making public sector utilities and enterprises.
Moreover, he noted that the current year, in despite of the dire economic conditions at hand, witnessed an “unprecedented” social peace.ANA-MPA
“I am not afraid, especially when right is on our side, to speak the language of truth to the citizens; to explain to them what the problem is; when we make them partners in the solutions … we have serious problems as a country, long-standing ones; problems that were heightened during a ND (government), to such a degree that our very existence was threatened,” he said.