Alice no país das maravilhas

Mr. Sócrates, a dapper dresser with an open, expressive face who underlines his points with theatrical hand gestures, seemed at turns deeply concerned with the gravity of his country’s problems, and puzzlingly dismissive of data on the European Union.

He rejected the notion that Portugal lagged behind European Union counterparts in productivity and skilled labor. “That is a preconceived idea,” he said. “It has nothing to do with our economy.”

Entrevista a José Sócrates no NY Times.