Greek politics: Checking the facts
Whereas Greece had been regarded by the German public as an idyllic holiday destination, overnight it became a crisis-ridden country full of artful dodgers and creative accountants that attracted torrents of derision, polemics and rancour from German politicians and media
«Why does Greece go under and Germany go up?»
Saskia Sassen was in Athens on June 8th 2015 to deliver a lecture about Europe’s future and the pattern of “Financializing” and austerity politics which Greece is a part of. The lecture was the first of the series of lectures #RethinkingEurope.