A conference of reflection

It's one of those times when the final result exceeds expectations. The three-day conference that Kathimerini organized last week, along with the National Bank Cultural Foundation, Delphi Economic Forum, and the Hellenic Observatory at the LSE's European Institute, on 50 years since the restoration of democracy in Greece, to a large degree ended up being what we all hoped for.

A gathering of some of the most influential people of this period, including numerous former prime ministers, and the most important ministers - of foreign affairs, finance, social security, environment - discussing in depth the numerous crises the country has gone through during the past 50 years, as well as the issues facing it in the future.

The discussions were substantive and can only prove useful to both policy makers as well as the average citizen.

A few crucial conclusions stand...