"Europe has a lot of strength. We need to pool that strength, and I am very much in favour of that - more of a deeper political union."
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"Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises. Our political system promotes nepotism and wasting money. This has undermined our legal system and confidence in the functioning of the state. One of the consequences is that many citizens don't pay their taxes.“
-Georgios A. Papandreou
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