In Greece, given the bad shape of the Greek economy, the danger of default, problems with the design of pension schemes and the redesign of educational system, everyone has a reason to be dissatisfied. More and more frequently governments become short lived, given their inability to deal with huge economic and societal pressure. With the economic crisis haunting us, is modern democracy on a crisis as well?

Despite Greece can hardly be considered as a welcoming place for a migrant to be, it is turning into a pool of immigrants. Migrants keep coming hoping to move to another European member state. But most of them stay here permanently.

Yesterday, 4th of October, general elections were held in Greece. Despite only one out of every three Greeks rejecting their right to vote, the politicians claimed that the Greek people have spoken. New Democracy, the former governing party has lost with 33,48% against PASOK, the socialist party, which won with a strong majority of 43,93% , occupying now 160 seats in the parliament.

Immigrants in Greece exist everywhere, but no one knows where. No one talks about them. They are ignored. The Greek policy makers remember them when they talk about criminality and the perils of social instability.

“Turkey does not want to become the biggest refugee camp in the world” said the Turkish minister for European Affairs, Egemen Bagis, as Turkey is facing steady pressures emanating from Greece and the EU according to which Turkey does not fight efficiently enough against illegal immigration.