‘A new derailment should be avoided at all costs,’ says head of business body

In our first meeting, about 18 months ago, in the context of the annual conference of the Hellenic Entrepreneurs Association (EENE), it was with satisfaction that Vassilis Apostolopoulos showed me the findings of a major survey that pointed to a drastic shift of public opinion in favor of entrepreneurship and indicated that citizens' trust in the private sector as a lever of development had increased.
Our most recent meeting with the president of EENE, who is also CEO of the Athens Medical Group, took place at a completely different juncture. In recent months, several reports have surfaced concerning leading business groups that are on the brink of collapse due to financial misconduct, as well as business executives who appear to be involved in shady affairs.
At the same time, polarization in the political scene has also increased, with the government's narrative about...