next, the greek foreign minister, spyros kouvelis, talks about the status of his nation's economy andwilson center for scholars, this is just over one hour. >> the morning. welcome to the woodrow wilson center for scholars. this project is especially pleased to welcome back to the woodrow wilson center, spyros kouvelis, who is -- who was here in march of 2009 as a member of the greek parliament. he was in charge of the environmental policy coordination and was here to address the topic of protection of the mediterranean the ecosystem. today, we are even more honored and pleased to welcome him back as the deputy foreign minister of greece to discuss greening the mediterranean, greek foreign policy against the backdrop of the financial crisis. as many of you know, the government of the prime minister of greece has turned toward the development of energy efficiency and the application of innovative systems in the field of alternative and renewable energy through the liberalization and privatization of the country's energy sector. new and serious incentives to attract foreign investment a