“…Greece, see Kyvelou and Marava 2016;in general, see Canavire-Bacarreza et al 2021) in view of an increased need to control their financial commitments. However, the current dynamics are still unclear, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and multiple other intersecting elements -including, among others, policy specificities, state form, and degree of decentralization prior to the crises (Babin et al 2021).…”