The long -awaited arrival of Angela Merkel to Athens For the presentation of her autobiography entitled * ‘Freedom’ * coincides with a special time: the completion ten -year -old Since the 2015 referendum. The presence of the former Chancellor in the Greek capital, tonight, has sparked strong interest, as Greece has been at the center of two of the most important crises managed by the German politician during her term.

Merkel and Greece: A Crisis Relationship

According to its many years of leadership, the Merkel played a central role in the management of Greek crisis (2010-2018), while on a second level it was also linked to its climax refugee crisis In 2015. As the present -day juncture highlights, the Greek audience continues to be strongly interested in the positions of the former Chancellor regarding the memorandums, even more than her views on refugees, as opposed to the German audience.

It is not a coincidence this July this year for Angela Merkel’s visit – on the anniversary of the Greek referendum and not in the autumn, when ten years have passed since her own historical decision to keep the German border openly stating * “we will do it”.

Impressions and hysteria in Greece

OR former Chancellor She is expected to seek to defend her hysteria before a Greek public who, for many years, considered her the second largest “enemy” after Wolfgang Schoeble. However, today the climate seems clearly more positive, as Merkel seems to have gained comparisons with later European leaders.

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The event *’Angela Merkel | A discussion with Alexis Papachelas’* will take place on Wednesday, July 2, at 18:30, in Stavros Niarchos Hall Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center Centeron the occasion of the release of her book by Metachimo.