Maybe the Germans don't like giving money to the Greeks. But the Greeks belong to a Balkan state. Italy's practically right next store, especially to Austria. There are cultural affinities and a religion shared in common between Bavaria and Italy. And Italy was Germany's ally for most of World War II. Hitler went out of his way to accommodate Mussolini. In the end he tried to save Il Duce. Maybe we will see a little of that quixiotic effort now.