I-Athene liziko lobomi bezoqoqosho, ezopolitiko kunye nenkcubeko eGrisi. Ukudityaniswa kweAthene kudibanisa indawo enkulu yeli lizwe, neempahla ezilukiweyo, utywala, isepha, imichiza, iphepha, ulusu kunye nemizi-mveliso yomdongwe. Kwelinye icala, izindlu zokupapasha, iibhanki kunye nokhenketho zizinto ezibalulekileyo kuqoqosho lwayo. Ngokubhekisele kwamanye amazwe angenakhuphiswano kunye noqoqosho, iGrisi yazenzela inzuzo ngokujoyina i-European Union kwi-1981.
Ngokuqinisekileyo, Ukungena kweGrisi kwi-European Union yazisa utyalomali olutsha esixekweni. Namhlanje uqoqosho lwayo luphawulwe ubukhulu becala kwicandelo likarhulumente kunye nokwanda kwicandelo lemfundo ephakamileyo. Imidlalo yeOlimpiki eAthene inegalelo ekuvuseleleni ngamandla uqoqosho lwayo. Le midlalo yeOlimpiki yayiyinjini yezinto ezininzi ezisebenza esixekweni.
Kwi 2009, IGrisi yachatshazelwa kanobom yingxaki yezoqoqosho kwihlabathi. Ubume bezezimali zikarhulumente kunye namatyala ashiye ngaphandle kokukhetha ngaphandle kokungeniswa kwamanyathelo othintelo aphunyezwe yi-IMF kudityaniswa noncedo lwezezimali oluvela kwi-European Union. IGrisi kuye kwafuneka ukuba idlule kwixesha elinzima kwiminyaka yakutshanje ukunqanda ukubhengezwa kwelizwe. Into ephambili kurhulumente yayikukunciphisa inkcitho yoluntu nge-10%.
Ukubuyisa, isicwangciso soncedo esivela kwi-European Union kunye ne-International Monetary Fund zanikwa ilizwe. Kwelinye icala, iGrisi ithembise ukwehlisa ukusilela kwayo ukusuka kwi-13,6% ukuya kwi-3%. Abemi, ngenxa yokusikwa, baphinda-phinda uqhankqalazo kunye nemiboniso bekhalazela la manyathelo athathwe njengangafanelekanga. Ama-20% abantu ahlala ngaphantsi komgangatho wentlupheko eGrisi. Ukuncitshiswa kwenkcitho yoluntu kubetha abantu nzima, enyanisweni buthathaka bubunzima.