My reading of the situation is that Greece has a very politicised government administration and very poor tax collection regimes. One of the reasons getting tax

My reading of the situation is that Greece has a very politicised government administration and very poor tax collection regimes. One of the reasons getting tax through utility companies (e.g. electricity) are one of the approaches the government uses. Joining the EU, enabled Greece to get very cheap loans and to pursue vote winning agendas. They even charged one of the mathematicians (with treason iirc) as he proved that Greek government had the incorrect financial model.