greeks were able to withdraw from their bank accounts after the government had introduced capital controls in june of 2015 spooked by the country s financial troubles panic casual stalls threatened to topple the banking sector as greece recovered over time the government loosened the measure now it s set to be scrapped altogether. historic moment for greece after prime minister kiriakou awesome it s a caucus told parliament enough business that greece was lifting all remaining limits on the free movement of capital of brault after 4 years of restrictions. the removal of capital controls from the 1st of september marks a further return to normality for greece s economy. from today capital controls are a thing of the past. the previous government introduced capital controls in june 2015 joined the banking crisis. fearing a run on banks panicked depositors made large scale money transfers overseas greeks