There is no doubt about how important EU regional policy has been to the development of Greece. It was so successful that the leaders became blinded by the growth it brought up till 2010. The Greek people however did not know that their governments’ internal policies were not so good and the economy was only steady because of the EU. But the recent crisis has reminded them that the important thing is to have a good internal policy than after you combine that with the EU regional policy, the goals of economic prosperity can be achieved.