Prime Minister George Papandreou arrived in Oslo, Norway to participate in the Oslo Conference 2010 that has been jointly organised by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and focused on "The Challenges of Growth, Employment, and Social Cohesion."

The conference brought together politicians and experts to explore new ways of forging a sustainable, job-rich recovery from the global economic crisis.

In the morning session, the Greek premier participated in a roundtable discussion with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, and Prime Minister Jose Rodriguez Zapatero of Spain.

Outlining his proposals, Papandreou underlined the need for "training the citizens in the new economy," and  reiterated his proposal on the funding of "green" growth through economic tools, such as "green" bonds, the Tobin tax and the coal tax. Later, at a press conference, the premier said that if Greece succeeds in cracking down on tax evasion it will not need more loans and will exit from the crisis much sooner.