All children should have equal opportunities.

- Victor Ponta

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.

- Victor Ponta

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.

- Victor Ponta

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

- Victor Ponta

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

- Victor Ponta

There is no breach of European rules committed by companies from Romania or on Romanian territory.

- Victor Ponta

The best thing anyone can do in life is to give opportunities to a child.

- Victor Ponta

Romania is still very much underutilizing its natural and human potential.

- Victor Ponta

Poland is much more advanced than Romania in structural reforms.

- Victor Ponta

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

- Victor Ponta

I'm young enough not to be a rival to Mr. Basescu.

- Victor Ponta

I would like to thank my colleagues for voting a Social Democrat prime minister and to assure them I will vote a liberal president, as well.

- Victor Ponta

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

- Victor Ponta

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

- Victor Ponta

How can I convert the enthusiasm of voters into a practical programme of action that meets their desire for economic security and greater prosperity?

- Victor Ponta

Fiscal discipline is a priority in Romania, and we have already proven we are committed and able to make real progress in this area.

- Victor Ponta

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 take advantage of their natural resources.

- Victor Ponta

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

- 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.

- Victor Ponta

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.

- Victor Ponta