The publication of the memoirs of Angela Merkel, who was Germany’s chancellor at one of the toughest times of Greece’s post-junta history, is an opportunity for reflection.
Enough time has elapsed so we can look back on why the country went bankrupt and on the grueling austerity measures that were imposed as a result. Yet the protagonists of Greece’s economic crisis have yet to take a clear and frank look at the role they played. Instead, they have hidden behind the convenient mistakes made by foreign lenders or by their political rivals.
Society also seems to forget that some of the causes of the meltdown may have been mitigated or averted, but have not been eradicated.