Greece's financial crisis still evokes pain and fear on streets of Athens: 'We just have to smile, pretend'
Greece's financial crisis is still hurting the hopes and dreams of the people that live in the Mediterranean nation.
What followed were years of dramatic negotiations with European partners, where top politicians pulled all-nighters in search for a solution that would avert Greece's exit from the EU. Rescuing Athens was critical to the survival of the euro area, but also to avert serious ruptures in global markets, including on Wall Street.
"We have to try harder and harder to make our own money … Sometimes we are talking abroad: If it is going to be better for us to leave Greece or if it is going to be better to stay in Greece and try harder. It is in our minds." 2019 is expected to be the country's third consecutive year of growth, at a pace of about 2.2 percent. Still, this growth doesn't seem to be making ordinary Greeks happy about the economy. Nikolas complained there hasn't been a significant improvement for people and there's still way too many taxes.
"There is an improvement in the economy, but if you are at the bottom … You cannot go even worse," he said.
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