Top 12 Quotes & Sayings by Evangelos Venizelos

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Greek politician Evangelos Venizelos.
Last updated on April 15, 2025.
Evangelos Venizelos

Evangelos Venizelos is a Greek academic and politician who was Deputy Prime Minister of Greece and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 25 June 2013 to 27 January 2015. Previously, he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Greece from 17 June 2011 to 21 March 2012. He was a member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) for the first electoral district of Thessaloniki. He is a Professor of Constitutional Law at the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Without Greece, it is not possible to preserve the integrity of the European phenomenon.
The country needs someone with experience and determination to make tough decisions. All the money aside, it is important that Greece restore its reputation.
I am the head of the Socialists, but the party is not my property. — © Evangelos Venizelos
I am the head of the Socialists, but the party is not my property.
Those who have a lot of money in Greece invest in housing abroad. It's all immoral. The Greek crisis is structural, but also political.
We only have a Plan A. The acceptance and full implementation of the existing plan, the so-called Plan A, is the best solution for Greece, for the euro zone and also for creditors and holders.
Europe and the euro zone have no reason, rationally, to push Greece out of the euro. But this is a system in which many parties, many countries, many governments, many electorates participate and we could have events which, rationally, are not controllable.
Protect those who protect you.
The vast majority of Greeks accept the need for reform and want to keep our country inside the euro zone.
Greece is a medium-sized country in Europe. Our debt accounts for only 2.5 percent of the total of all members of the euro zone.
Voters will decide how they want to be governed.
Everyone should respect the sovereignty of the EU countries.
Monuments obtain their full worth through their complete use.
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