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UEFA presidency: Slovenian Aleksander Ceferin to replace Michel Platini |
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| May.24 |
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Greece bailout: Eurozone agrees 'breakthrough' debt deal |
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Greek PM defends pension and tax reform |
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Greece challenges IMF over 'debt transcript leak'. Athens
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Drought affects shipping on Romanian stretch of Danube |
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Greek shares 'set to plunge 20%' |
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Banks reopen after three-week shutdown 
| Greece: Greek banks are set to reopen after three weeks of closures sparked by the deadlock over the country's debt | |
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| Jul.14 |
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IMF attacks EU over bailout
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| Jul.8 |
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Banks stay shut as endgame looms. Greece
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| Jul.6 |
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PM Tsipras to present new plan at eurozone summit. Athens
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Debt crisis: Creditors press for new proposals Greece: Eurozone finance ministers say they expect to hear new proposals from Greece after the country voted to reject the terms of a bailout
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Greece finance minister quits. Athens
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| Jul.5 |
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China shares jump despite Greek vote. Shanghai
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| Jul.4 |
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Varoufakis accuses creditors of 'terrorism' |
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Greek crisis: IMF says extra 50bn euros needed 
Greece will need an extra 50bn euros over the next three years to stabilise its finances under the existing, disputed bailout plans
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| Jun.30 |
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IMF payment missed as bailout expires Map of Athens| Athens: Greece has missed the deadline for £1.1bn payment to the International Monetary Fund, hours after eurozone ministers refused to extend its bailout | |
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| Jun.28 |
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Greek debt crisis: Banks to remain shut all week Map of Athens| Athens: The Greek government has confirmed that banks will be closed all week, after a decision by the European Central Bank not to extend emergency funding | |
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Greek banks will not open Monday Greece: Greece said it would temporarily close banks on Monday in a bid to prevent its banking system from collapsing
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Greek debt crisis: ECB not raising funding limit West Germany: The European Central Bank says it not increasing its emergency funding for Greek banks, amid fears that Greece may default on its debts on T...
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Greece crisis: Eurozone refuses bailout extension European Union: Eurozone finance ministers have rejected a Greek request to extend a bailout programme beyond 30 June
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Greece debt: Crisis meeting over bailout referendum
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| Jun.20 |
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Greek debt: New proposals. Athens
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| Jun.19 |
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Greek debt: Fears grow over Greek banks' health |
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| Jun.12 |
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European shares fall amid Greek default fears |
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| May.18 |
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Greek debt deal within next week, says Varoufakis |
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| May.11 |
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Greece two weeks from cash crisis - Yanis Varoufakis
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| Feb.23 |
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Greece unveils eurozone reforms. Athens
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| Feb.21 |
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PM Alexis Tsipras warns of 'difficulties'. Athens
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| Feb.20 |
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Greece agrees deal with eurozone Map of Brussels| Brussels: Greece and eurozone nations have agreed a deal to extend financial aid after bailout talks in Brussels | |
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| Feb.16 |
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Greek debt deal hangs in balance. Greece
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| Feb.8 |
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Greek PM defiant over economic plans. Athens
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| Jun.11 |
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Greece suspends state broadcaster The Greek government has shut down the public broadcaster ERT, calling it a 'haven of waste'
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| Feb.10 |
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Horsemeat scandal widens across EU. France
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| Feb.9 |
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Horsemeat scandal spreads 
United Kingdom: A frozen food producer caught up in a scandal over horsemeat found in beef products i said it will sue the Romanian producer
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| Nov.1 |
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Greek bank list editor on trial. Athens
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| Sep.25 |
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Greece braced for general strike
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| May.27 |
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Lagarde tax jibe angers Greeks Greece: Political parties in Greece have criticised IMF head Christine Lagarde for suggesting that Greeks were avoiding paying taxes
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| May.23 |
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Europe 'wants Greece in the eurozone' 
Belgium: EU leaders want Greece to remain in the eurozone but to 'respect its commitments', European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has said
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| May.12 |
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EU bankers ponder Greek euro exit |
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| May.7 |
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Euro falls after French and Greek votes |
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| Mar.8 |
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Greece confirms debt deal success The Greek government has indicated that it has secured sufficient backing for a debt swap deal that will enable it to avoid defaulting on its debts
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| Mar.7 |
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Greece debt swap deadline looms |
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| Feb.20 |
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Fresh bailout for Greece 'agreed'. Belgium
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| Feb.19 |
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Greece seeking critical new bailout |
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| Feb.9 |
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Eurozone ministers set new conditions |
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| Nov.1 |
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Greek vote casts shadow on debt deal. Greece
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| Oct.31 |
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Greece to hold bailout referendum Papandreou: Greece will hold a referendum on a new European Union aid package intended to resolve the country's debt crisis
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| Oct.18 |
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Mass strike to close down Greece |
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| Oct.4 |
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Greece hit by new general strike
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| Oct.2 |
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Greece to miss targets on deficit Greece has said its budget deficit will be cut in 2011 and 2012 but will still miss targets set by the EU and IMF
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| Jun.27 |
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Greek unions stage general strike. Greece
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| Jun.20 |
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U.S. stocks rise amid caution over Greece |
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| Jun.19 |
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European ministers: Greece to get loans European Union: Applauding budget-cutting measures by Greece, the finance ministers announced that Athens is on track to receive fresh loans in mid-July
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Eurozone 'to approve' Greece loan |
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| May.17 |
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EU to give Greece first tranche of loan |
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| May.7 |
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Eurozone approves Greece bail-out |
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| May.6 |
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Greece approves austerity plan |
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| May.4 |
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Tansport halts as strike extends Greece: Trains, planes and ferries are at a standstill, as a general strike has been called across Greeece as protests against spending cuts and tax rises continue
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Greeks protest austerity measures |
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| May.2 |
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Bailout worth $146 billion. Greece
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| May.1 |
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Greek leaders meet to discuss bail-out |
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| Apr.28 |
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Fears grow over Greece crisis. Global
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| Apr.27 |
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Asian stocks slide amid Greek debt crisis |
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Greek bonds rated 'junk' by S& P's. Greece
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| Apr.25 |
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IMF debt talks are 'going well' |
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| Apr.24 |
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IMF chief tries to ease Greece fears
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US urges quick action on Greece at IMF |
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| Apr.11 |
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Greece is offered 30bn euros loan
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| Mar.25 |
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Deal reached over Greece debts |
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Merkel firm on IMF rescue for Greece |
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| Mar.15 |
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EU ministers agree Greek plan Belgium: After a meeting in Brussels, Europe's finance ministers have agreed how to help Greece in its battle to control its finances
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| Mar.12 |
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EU close to Greece bail-out deal |
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| Mar.3 |
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Greece backs new round of tax rises The government has approved a new package of tax increases and spending cuts to save 4.8bn euros and ease its budget crisis
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| Mar.2 |
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Budget crisis is like wartime situation - PM Greece: Prime Minister George Papandreou has likened the country's budget crisis to a 'wartime situation' and said Greece was at risk of bankruptcy
| The government has approved a package of tax increases and spending cuts to save 4.8bn euros and ease its budget crisis, including rises in sales taxes, a cut in holiday bonuses paid to civil servants, and a pensions freeze.
The EU had called for austerity measures
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| Feb.23 |
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Greece steeled for 24-hour strike As many as two million people are to hold a 24-hour strike against the imposition of austerity measures
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| Feb.10 |
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PM vows to slash huge government deficit Greece: Workers protest against austerity measures imposed by a government trying to dig its way out of a financial crisis that threatens to engulf Europe
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| Mar.20 |
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Renault jobs row rocks EU summit |
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| Jan.6 |
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Gas stopped for swathe of states. Bulgaria
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| Dec.10 |
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Strike adds to unrest. Athens
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| Dec.9 |
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Greece braces for general strike |
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| Jul.6 |
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Olympics hotels face strike threat |
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| Jun.29 |
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$1 Billion aid agreed |
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| May.17 |
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General strike |
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| Apr.26 |
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General strike |
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| 2016 |
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| May.24 |
Greece bailout: Eurozone agrees 'breakthrough' debt deal |
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| Apr.2 |
Greece challenges IMF over 'debt transcript leak'. Athens
| 2015 |
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| Jul.19 |
Banks reopen after three-week shutdown | Greece: Greek banks are set to reopen after three weeks of closures sparked by the deadlock over the country's debt | |
|
| Jul.14 |
IMF attacks EU over bailout
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| Jul.8 |
Banks stay shut as endgame looms. Greece
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| Jul.6 |
PM Tsipras to present new plan at eurozone summit. Athens
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| Jul.6 |
Debt crisis: Creditors press for new proposals Greece: Eurozone finance ministers say they expect to hear new proposals from Greece after the country voted to reject the terms of a bailout
|
| Jul.4 |
Varoufakis accuses creditors of 'terrorism' |
|
| Jul.2 |
Greek crisis: IMF says extra 50bn euros needed Greece will need an extra 50bn euros over the next three years to stabilise its finances under the existing, disputed bailout plans
|
| Jun.30 |
IMF payment missed as bailout expires Map of Athens| Athens: Greece has missed the deadline for £1.1bn payment to the International Monetary Fund, hours after eurozone ministers refused to extend its bailout | |
|
| Jun.28 |
Greek debt crisis: Banks to remain shut all week Map of Athens| Athens: The Greek government has confirmed that banks will be closed all week, after a decision by the European Central Bank not to extend emergency funding | |
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| Jun.28 |
Greek banks will not open Monday Greece: Greece said it would temporarily close banks on Monday in a bid to prevent its banking system from collapsing
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| Jun.28 |
Greek debt crisis: ECB not raising funding limit West Germany: The European Central Bank says it not increasing its emergency funding for Greek banks, amid fears that Greece may default on its debts on T...
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| Jun.27 |
Greece crisis: Eurozone refuses bailout extension European Union: Eurozone finance ministers have rejected a Greek request to extend a bailout programme beyond 30 June
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| Jun.27 |
Greece debt: Crisis meeting over bailout referendum
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| Jun.20 |
Greek debt: New proposals. Athens
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| Jun.19 |
Greek debt: Fears grow over Greek banks' health |
|
| May.18 |
Greek debt deal within next week, says Varoufakis |
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| May.11 |
Greece two weeks from cash crisis - Yanis Varoufakis
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| Feb.23 |
Greece unveils eurozone reforms. Athens
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| Feb.21 |
PM Alexis Tsipras warns of 'difficulties'. Athens
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| Feb.20 |
Greece agrees deal with eurozone Map of Brussels| Brussels: Greece and eurozone nations have agreed a deal to extend financial aid after bailout talks in Brussels | |
|
| Feb.16 |
Greek debt deal hangs in balance. Greece
| 2012 |
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| Nov.1 |
Greek bank list editor on trial. Athens
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| May.27 |
Lagarde tax jibe angers Greeks Greece: Political parties in Greece have criticised IMF head Christine Lagarde for suggesting that Greeks were avoiding paying taxes
|
| May.23 |
Europe 'wants Greece in the eurozone' Belgium: EU leaders want Greece to remain in the eurozone but to 'respect its commitments', European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has said
|
| May.12 |
EU bankers ponder Greek euro exit |
|
| May.7 |
Euro falls after French and Greek votes |
|
| Mar.8 |
Greece confirms debt deal success The Greek government has indicated that it has secured sufficient backing for a debt swap deal that will enable it to avoid defaulting on its debts
|
| Mar.7 |
Greece debt swap deadline looms |
|
| Feb.20 |
Fresh bailout for Greece 'agreed'. Belgium
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| Feb.19 |
Greece seeking critical new bailout |
|
| Feb.9 |
Eurozone ministers set new conditions |
| 2011 |
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| Oct.31 |
Greece to hold bailout referendum Papandreou: Greece will hold a referendum on a new European Union aid package intended to resolve the country's debt crisis
|
| Oct.2 |
Greece to miss targets on deficit Greece has said its budget deficit will be cut in 2011 and 2012 but will still miss targets set by the EU and IMF
|
| Jun.19 |
European ministers: Greece to get loans European Union: Applauding budget-cutting measures by Greece, the finance ministers announced that Athens is on track to receive fresh loans in mid-July
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| Jun.19 |
Eurozone 'to approve' Greece loan |
| 2010 |
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| May.17 |
EU to give Greece first tranche of loan |
|
| May.7 |
Eurozone approves Greece bail-out |
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| May.6 |
Greece approves austerity plan |
|
| May.2 |
Bailout worth $146 billion. Greece
|
| May.1 |
Greek leaders meet to discuss bail-out |
|
| Apr.28 |
Fears grow over Greece crisis. Global
|
| Apr.27 |
Greek bonds rated 'junk' by S& P's. Greece
|
| Apr.25 |
IMF debt talks are 'going well' |
|
| Apr.24 |
IMF chief tries to ease Greece fears
|
| Apr.24 |
US urges quick action on Greece at IMF |
|
| Apr.11 |
Greece is offered 30bn euros loan
|
| Mar.25 |
Deal reached over Greece debts |
|
| Mar.25 |
Merkel firm on IMF rescue for Greece |
|
| Mar.15 |
EU ministers agree Greek plan Belgium: After a meeting in Brussels, Europe's finance ministers have agreed how to help Greece in its battle to control its finances
|
| Mar.12 |
EU close to Greece bail-out deal |
|
| Mar.2 |
Budget crisis is like wartime situation - PM Greece: Prime Minister George Papandreou has likened the country's budget crisis to a 'wartime situation' and said Greece was at risk of bankruptcy
| The government has approved a package of tax increases and spending cuts to save 4.8bn euros and ease its budget crisis, including rises in sales taxes, a cut in holiday bonuses paid to civil servants, and a pensions freeze.
The EU had called for austerity measures
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| Feb.10 |
PM vows to slash huge government deficit Greece: Workers protest against austerity measures imposed by a government trying to dig its way out of a financial crisis that threatens to engulf Europe
| 2001 |
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| Jun.29 |
$1 Billion aid agreed |
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| 2013 |
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| Feb.10 |
Horsemeat scandal widens across EU. France
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| Feb.9 |
Horsemeat scandal spreads United Kingdom: A frozen food producer caught up in a scandal over horsemeat found in beef products i said it will sue the Romanian producer
|
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| 2015 |
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| Aug.7 |
Drought affects shipping on Romanian stretch of Danube |
|
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| 2016 |
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| Sep.14 |
UEFA presidency: Slovenian Aleksander Ceferin to replace Michel Platini |
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| 2009 |
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| Mar.20 |
Renault jobs row rocks EU summit |
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| 2016 |
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| May.8 |
Greek PM defends pension and tax reform |
| 2015 |
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| Feb.8 |
Greek PM defiant over economic plans. Athens
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| 2015 |
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| Aug.2 |
Greek shares 'set to plunge 20%' |
|
| Jul.5 |
China shares jump despite Greek vote. Shanghai
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| Jun.12 |
European shares fall amid Greek default fears |
| 2011 |
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| Jun.20 |
U.S. stocks rise amid caution over Greece |
| 2010 |
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| Apr.27 |
Asian stocks slide amid Greek debt crisis |
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.6 |
Gas stopped for swathe of states. Bulgaria
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| 2012 |
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| Sep.25 |
Greece braced for general strike
| 2011 |
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| Oct.18 |
Mass strike to close down Greece |
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| Oct.4 |
Greece hit by new general strike
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| Jun.27 |
Greek unions stage general strike. Greece
| 2010 |
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| May.4 |
Tansport halts as strike extends Greece: Trains, planes and ferries are at a standstill, as a general strike has been called across Greeece as protests against spending cuts and tax rises continue
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| Feb.23 |
Greece steeled for 24-hour strike As many as two million people are to hold a 24-hour strike against the imposition of austerity measures
| 2008 |
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| Dec.10 |
Strike adds to unrest. Athens
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| Dec.9 |
Greece braces for general strike |
| 2004 |
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| Jul.6 |
Olympics hotels face strike threat |
| 2001 |
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| May.17 |
General strike |
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| Apr.26 |
General strike |
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| 2013 |
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| Jun.11 |
Greece suspends state broadcaster The Greek government has shut down the public broadcaster ERT, calling it a 'haven of waste'
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| 2011 |
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| Nov.1 |
Greek vote casts shadow on debt deal. Greece
| 2010 |
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| Mar.3 |
Greece backs new round of tax rises The government has approved a new package of tax increases and spending cuts to save 4.8bn euros and ease its budget crisis
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