I-Athene iyisikhungo sempilo yezomnotho, ezepolitiki namasiko eGrisi. Ukuhlangana kwe-Athene kuhlanganisa ingxenye enkulu yezimboni zezwe, nezimboni zezindwangu, utshwala, insipho, amakhemikhali, iphepha, isikhumba nezobumba. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izindlu zokushicilela, amabhange nezokuvakasha yizinto ezibalulekile emnothweni wayo. Ngokuqondene namanye amazwe angenamncintiswano neminotho, iGreece yazenzela inzuzo yayo ngokujoyina i-European Union ngo-1981.
Impela, Ukungena kweGrisi kwi-European Union kwaletha izimali ezintsha edolobheni. Namuhla umnotho wawo ubonakala ngokugqama komkhakha kahulumeni nokwanda emkhakheni wezemfundo ephakeme. Imidlalo Yama-Olimpiki Yase-Athene yanikela ekuqiniseni kakhulu umnotho wayo. Le midlalo yama-Olimpiki ibiyinjini yemisebenzi eminingi yengqalasizinda edolobheni.
Ngo 2009, IGrisi yathinteka kakhulu ngenxa yenkinga yezomnotho emhlabeni. Isimo sezimali zayo zomphakathi kanye nesikweletu saso asishiyanga ngaphandle kokungeniswa kwezinyathelo ezibekiwe ezivunyelwe yi-IMF kuhlangene nosizo lwezezimali oluvela kwi-European Union. IGrisi kuye kwadingeka idlule esikhathini sokuqina eminyakeni yamuva nje ukugwema ukuqothuka kwezwe. Okubekwe eqhulwini nguhulumeni ukunciphisa izindleko zomphakathi ngo-10%.
Ngokunjalo, uhlelo losizo oluqhamuka e-European Union kanjalo naku-International Monetary Fund lwanikezwa izwe. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, iGreece ithembise ukwehlisa ukusilela kwayo isuke ku-13,6% iye ku-3%. Izakhamizi, ngenxa yokusikeka, zandisa iziteleka nemibhikisho yokubhikisha ngalezi zinyathelo ezithathwa njengezingalungile. Ama-20% wabantu ahlala ngaphansi kobuphofu eGrisi. Ukwehliswa kwemali esetshenziswa ngumphakathi kushaya abantu kanzima, empeleni kubuthakathaka ngenxa yenkinga.