However, the country has reached this goal after eight years of austerity, significant declines in wages and pensions, more than double unemployment compared to the rest of the continent and a collapse of its gross domestic product.
In 2012, when Greece seemed to be heading towards the precipice, ANSA journalist, Patrizio Nissirio, also one of our contributor for many years, wrote a book called "Ouzo Amaro" (bitter ouzo) in which, also because of its Greek origins, he told of his experience as a reporter and observer in seeing a country that he loved fall apart.
