Quotes by Victor Ponta

About Victor Ponta:

Victor-Viorel Ponta is a Romanian jurist and politician who currently serves as Prime Minister of Romania since being appointed by President Traian B?sescu in May 2012. A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and its leader from 2010 to 2015, he was also joint leader (2012–2014) of the then-governing Social Liberal Union (USL), an alliance with the National Liberal Party (PNL). Ponta has been a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies for Gorj County since 2004. In the Emil Boc cabinet, he was Minister-Delegate for Relations with Parliament from 2008 to 2009.
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The best thing anyone can do in life is to give opportunities to a child.

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Only together do Europe and the U.S. stand a chance of keeping liberal democracy as the central doctrine for organizing world affairs.

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My government has promised to comprehensively respect the independence of the judiciary.

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Uncertainty is normal in the first few days of a new government.

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Reducing debt through budgetary consolidation is essential to restoring Europe's financial health.

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I hope Greece is going to remain in the Euro zone.

Victor Ponta

If history judges society for how it treats those in need, so markets judge economies by the incentives they provide for private investment, the infrastructure that supports growth, and the burdens placed on job creation.

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In the end, I think the majority of Romanian society will understand that if we respect environmental protection standards, if we have benefits in taxes, royalties, jobs, we should do what all the modern countries in Europe and beyond are doing to ta...

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Ever since I took to the streets when I was 17 to protest at great personal risk against the communist dictatorship, I have been a passionate democrat.

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We can only restore faith in government if the state itself becomes an efficient, effective and transparent ally of the people. Bureaucratic inefficiencies, abuses of power and the misappropriation of public funds must end.

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I am a committed European; a united Europe is Romania's future.

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With the backdrop of its geostrategic location and historical ties with the Middle East, Turkey has an essential role to play for the stability, peace and social development of the region.

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You should see all the negative things that the Romanian press writes about me.

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The image of Russian troops pouring into Ukraine and encircling military units in Crimea has been a wake-up call that will reverberate for a generation.

Victor Ponta

NATO remains the cornerstone of Atlantic security.

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Using cold facts and figures, leaders throughout the West must become more transparent with their citizens in explaining their decisions and their choices in global markets.

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In Romania, we have pledged to create a modern public service: well-educated, appropriately rewarded and above all, de-politicized.

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All sensible politicians favor growth, just as we all favor sound public finances. Both can be achieved if we rationalize spending, invest available resources wisely, and clamp down on tax evasion.

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Research suggests that large divisions of income and wealth weaken demand and generate economic imbalances that create instability and undermine growth.

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Turkey is a model of economic and social development, especially in terms of human resources and regional cooperation.

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Author Bio

  • NameVictor Ponta
  • DescriptionRomanian politician
  • BornSeptember 20, 1972
  • CountryRomania
  • ProfessionPolitician