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 Greece, January 2010
Greece, February 2010
Greece, March 2010
Greece, April 2010
Greece, May 2010
Greece, June 2010
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Greece, December 2010
Athens
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| Jan.9 |
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Bomb explodes outside parliament
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| Feb.10 |
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PM vows to slash huge government deficit| 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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| Feb.16 |
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Bomb blast hits J.P. Morgan building
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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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| Mar.2 |
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Budget crisis is like wartime situation - PM 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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| 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.10 |
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2nd general strike in a month
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| Mar.11 |
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Thousands protest Greek austerity plan
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| Mar.12 |
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EU close to Greece bail-out deal
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| Mar.15 |
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EU ministers agree Greek plan 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.25 |
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Merkel firm on IMF rescue for Greece
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Deal reached over Greece debts
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| Apr.11 |
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Greece is offered 30bn euros loan Leaders of the 16 eurozone nations have agreed to fund up emergency loans for debt-hit Greece, if the country wants the cash
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| Apr.23 |
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Greece seeks aid from EU, IMF
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| Apr.24 |
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US urges quick action on Greece at IMF
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 IMF chief tries to ease Greece fears Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the IMF's managing directo, says the Greek people should not fear the IMF
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| Apr.25 |
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IMF debt talks are 'going well'
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| Apr.26 |
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Merkel offers Greece support
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| Apr.27 |
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Greek bonds rated 'junk' by S& P's Global stock markets tumbled after Greece's debt was downgraded by rating agency Standard & Poor's over concerns that the country may defaul...
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  Asian stocks slide amid Greek debt crisis Asian stock markets have suffered big falls amid further signs that the Greek debt crisis is intensifying. Tokyo down 2.6%. Hong Kong's 1.3%
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| Apr.28 |
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 Fears grow over Greece crisis The head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn has warned that the crisis in Greece could spread throughout Europe
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| Apr.29 |
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Greece seeking aid package worth $160B
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| Apr.30 |
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Greece facing deeper cuts for bailout
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| May.1 |
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Police tear gas anti-austerity protesters
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Greek leaders meet to discuss bail-out The government is due to meet shortly to discuss the terms of a deal with the European Union and IMF to rescue the nation's embattled econom...
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| May.2 |
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Bailout worth $146 billion Greece has accepted an international aid package worth 110 billion euros over 3 years. The deal includes a budget deficit cut its to 3% of GDP
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| May.3 |
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Greeks strike over austerity measures
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| May.4 |
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Greeks protest austerity measures An estimated 2,000 protesters representing teachers from the public sector marched past the finance ministry and parliament
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Tansport halts as strike extends| 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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| May.5 |
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Three dead as Greek strike grows violent Police sirens and tear gas filled the streets around parliament building after protests against government. 3 people dying in a fire inside a bank
| President warns the country is 'on the brink of the abyss'
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| May.6 |
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Greece approves austerity plan Violence broke out briefly between police and demonstrators, hours after lawmakers approved an unpopular package of budget-cutting measures
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Asia shares fall over Greece debt
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| May.7 |
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Eurozone approves Greece bail-out Leaders of the 16 EU member states that use the euro have approved an 110bn euro loan to Greece to prevent its debt crisis from spreading
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| May.8 |
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 Obama 'very concerned' about Greece President Obama is 'very concerned' about Greece's economic crisis, sees mounting threats against the United States from non-state actors
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| May.12 |
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Pirates hijack Greek cargo ship
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| May.17 |
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Minister loses job over unpaid taces
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EU to give Greece first tranche of loan Greece is due to receive the first tranche of a 110bn-euro loan to help it overcome its debt crisis
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| May.19 |
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Greece braced for fresh strike
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| Jun.12 |
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South Korea sink Greece |
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| Jun.17 |
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Greece beat Nigeria |
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| Jun.21 |
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Greece 'to compensate tourists'
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| Jun.24 |
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Deadly blast at Greece ministry A bomb blast at the offices of Greece's public order ministry in Athens has killed one person, a senior ministerial aide who opened a parcel
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| Jul.28 |
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Drivers told to end strike
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| Aug.1 |
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Drivers vote to end strike
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| Sep.2 |
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West Nile virus kills
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| Sep.6 |
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PM reshuffles his cabinet
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| Sep.12 |
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New protests over austerity cuts
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| Nov.1 |
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Sarkozy 'target of Greece bombs'
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| Nov.2 |
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 Parcel bomb sent to Angela Merkel Greece has suspended international air mail for 48 hours after several parcel bombs were sent on Tuesday, including one to German Chancellor
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| Nov.3 |
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Greece suspends shipments after blasts A series of parcel bombs targeting embassies in Greece and officials across Europe 'are not related to international terrorism', government says
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| Nov.7 |
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Key Greek regional elections tied
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| Dec.27 |
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Explosives found at Greek embassy Italian police found an explosive package, the second time in as many weeks that embassies there have received explosives through the mail
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