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...different languages. We have different backgrounds. We have different traditions. We've even been at war with each other at times, but we share a common pool of values: democracy, human rights, belief in the peaceful resolution of conflict, social cohesion and now, of course, the idea of a green economy. If we share these values, we can work together. And I think that means also regulating things: markets, our deficits, our economies...
...this. Sometimes crises are catalysts for change. I do believe in a few years, we'll be proud to say that we went through this very difficult time, and we've come out a Greece that is a different type of Greece - a new model of development, a green Greece, with green energy and tourism and so on, but also with greater capacity, more competitive, more transparent...
Papandreou says he wants Greece to become the Sweden of the Mediterranean - powered by green energy and boutique tourism - and says it is possible to have both a generous welfare system and a competitive economy. Despite the bumps of the past few months, he remains optimistic about the European project. "I think Europe is in a transition," he says. "I'd say it's gone from being a peace project to being a ... prototype for a globalized society." He would like to lead the way. But first, there's a crisis to deal with...
...conjuring up a stripped-bare world of preclassical antiquity, a place that was one part arcadia, one part Land That Time Forgot. In enigmatic pictures like Bathers with a Turtle, from 1908, bluntly rendered figures were disposed among wide, flat bands of nearly abstract blue and green that signified - just barely - land...
Within 10 years, Dong plans to triple its production of renewable energy. In 2009 it invested $3.32 billion in development - nearly half of which was marked for renewables. Underscoring its commitment to a green transformation, Dong is in the process of shutting down 25% of its coal-fired power plants and switching to straw-based and other renewable fuels. "We're taking the big steps now," says Eldrup. "This is different from politicians who make big promises to do something in the future. We want to show that you must have a big vision and be ready to deliver...