Papadimitriou kaže da je, prije nego što je na vlast stupio PASOK, vlada desnog centra Costasa Karamanlisa "[dug zemlje] prosto pripisivala globalnoj ekonomskoj krizi".
Papadimitriou said that before PASOK took office, the centre-right government of Costas Karamanlis "simply blamed [the country's debt] on the global economic crisis".