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# The Greek “No”, ten years on
- URL: https://mehrankhalili.com/greek-no/
- Published: 2025-07-19T10:24:17.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-20T16:20:44.000Z
- Description: What we learned when Greece stood up to the European establishment, and what’s next.
- Author: Mehran Khalili
- Tags: #subvrt, Case Studies, Deconstructing Activism

The Greek crisis [defined me as a organiser](https://mehrankhalili.com/athens/). It was an intense period, with a tragic outcome, that spawned many [activist](https://mehrankhalili.com/media-activism-greece/) and [creative projects](https://mehrankhalili.com/standstill). 

So I particularly enjoyed having a conversation with one of its main players — my colleague Yanis Varoufakis, who was Greece’s finance minister at the time. And the film-maker Raoul Martinez, who made a brilliant [six-part documentary](https://vimeo.com/ondemand/eyeofthestormenglish) about the Greek crisis and the systemic failures that made it happen. 

It was an enlightening, insightful and yes, at times emotional discussion. Hope you enjoy it.

PS Use code Storm25 to get 20% off the documentary [at this link](https://vimeo.com/ondemand/eyeofthestormenglish).