The Greek government debt crisis is one of a number of current European sovereign debt crises. Beginning in late 2009, fears of a sovereign debt crisis developed among investors concerning Greece's ability to meet its debt obligations due to strong increase in government debt levels.
Let's see the impact of the economic crisis on Greece through some images.
Click NEXT to see more...
An Albanian worker carries a bag of cement during renovation works at a hotel build on the edge of the caldera at the volcanic island of Santorini.
...
Tourists make their way in front of the Propylaia at the archaeological site of the Acropolis hill in Athens.
...
Tourists holding umbrellas look at the temple of the Parthenon during a hot day in Athens.
...
A Greek passenger seen on the Blue Star Paros vessel during a nine-hour trip to the Greek islands of Paros, Naxos, Ios and Santorini, in the Aegean Sea.
...
A coachman drives alongside the coast on the Greek island of Spetses.
...
Presidential guards perform a change of shift in front of the parliament in Athens.
...
Spanish students pose for a photograph at the columns at Attalos arcade in Athens.
...
Tourists sit on a hill outside the archaeological site of the Acropolis due to a 48-hour strike by Culture Ministry employees.
...
Tourists take photographs near statues in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
...
A man working at a souvenir shop walks next to masks on display at the touristic Plaka area in Athens.
...
A tourist tries a hat outside a souvenir shop at tourist district of Plaka in Athens.
...
A woman walks outside a souvenir shop at Plaka tourist district in Athens.
...
Tourists enjoy a meal at tourist district of Plaka in Athens.
...
Tourists ride on a coach at the tourist district of Plaka.
...
Tourists wait in front of anchored ships during a 48-hour labour strike at Piraeus port near Athens.
...
A man reads a book inside a hall of Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos airport, during a work stoppage by air traffic controllers opposing government's plans for a new austerity package.
...
Tourists stand in front of a closed urban railway station in Athens.
...
Foreign tourists wait with their luggage in the port of Piraeus near Athens during a strike.
...
A tourist bus makes its way past a protest rally by motorcyclists against a new austerity package at Constitution (Syntagma) square in Athens.
...
Tourists walk with their luggage during a strike in the port of Piraeus, near Athens.
...
Tourists carry their luggage during a strike by taxi drivers as they try to reach the airport in Herakleion.
...
A Spanish couple hug while standing next to tourist buses that are stuck during a 24-hour strike at the port of Piraeus, near Athens.
...
A tourist waits next to policemen securing an entrance of the archaeological site of the Acropolis hill in Athens.
...
Tourists run from teargas in central Athens during anti-austerity protests.
...
A tourist walks in front of the Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill in Athens.
...
Tourists sit on a hill overlooking Athens outside the archaeological site of the Acropolis due to a 48-hour strike by Culture Ministry employees.
...
A young boy runs in front of the temple of the Parthenon at the Acropolis hill in Athens.
...
A man films inside the temple of the Parthenon on the first day that scaffolds were removed from the monument's exterior after years of restoration works in Athens.
...
A couple looks at the temple of Zeus. left, and the hill of the Acropolis in Athens.
© 2025 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances
