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Constantinos Papadopoulos, Chief Secretary at the Greek Foreign Ministry characterized the economic situation today as "the most complicated than ever before. The media were victims of the complexity of the topics presented and the secret political and economic projects lead to bad information." According to him "the media resemble stock exchanges. It exaggerates things; it is nervous and often offensive. "

Ole Funke, representative of the German Foreign Ministry, presented the role of Germany in the euro area and the asymmetric analogous responsibility of the member countries when there is a Europe-wide problem. He explained that his country could not be passive in this case and stressed that poor implementation of the Stability Pact by the member countries such as Greece has led to today's situation. He said restoring the confidence in the funds and compliance with the Pact are two of the most important prerequisites for the outcome of the crisis.

The journalist Pashos Mandravelis from the Greek daily Kathimerini referred to the structural problems of the Greek media and the limited space the editors avail to write their articles and to explain more complex topics. He said working conditions lead to crippling news and superficial covering of topics and in result the media resort to attractive stereotypes.

"Journalists were not really prepared for this crisis," said in conclusion Pashos Mandravelis. Professor Lucas Tsukalis, President of ELIAMEP, stressed that while the crisis is in its peak the biggest danger for Europe is populism, which occurs through the revival of stereotypes, often racist, that could complicate the situation. "All of us who have direct or indirect impact on shaping the public opinion should be rethinking very well before giving any opinion. We were a European family throwing stones between glass walls in recent months."