Without directly blaming the previous PASOK administration led by Costas Simitis, whose fiscal practices have been sharply criticised by the EU, Karamanlis said that political tricks and ploys have no place in this government, and that he will always be honest with the public.
Ne okrivljujući direktno prethodnu administraciju PASOK-a, koju je predvodio Kostas Simitis, a čiju je fiskalnu politiku EU oštro kritikovala, Karamanlis je istakao da političkim trikovima i smicalicama nema mesta u njegovoj vladi i da će uvek biti iskren prema javnosti.