In Greece, the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras ' center-right New Democracy party and the center-left Panhellenic Socialist Movement is attempting to navigate a complex situation. Greece is going through its deepest economic crisis in recent history, and unemployment in the country reached 27.6 percent in May — the highest in the European Union. As a result, around a third of Greek homeowners are not making their loan payments, leaving banks in Greece with an estimated 17 billion euros worth of delinquent mortgages on their books. On Aug. 17, Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras announced that Athens is planning to lift temporary restrictions on foreclosures to make it easier for banks to recover some of their losses. The regulations were implemented early in the Greek crisis to prevent widespread social upheaval.