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| Apr.2 |
Athens |
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Greece challenges IMF over 'debt transcript leak' |
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| Aug.14 |
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Greece crisis: Eurogroup agrees to third bailout |
| Aug.13 |
Athens |
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Greece MPs debate ahead of key bailout vote |
| Aug.2 |
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Greek shares 'set to plunge 20%' |
| Jul.22 |
Athens |
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Greece crisis: MPs pass crucial bailout reforms
Greece has taken a crucial step towards a bailout after its parliament passed a crucial second set of reforms
| Jul.21 |
Athens |
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MPs prepare for second vote on bailout reforms
| Jul.19 |
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Banks reopen after three-week shutdown
Greek banks are set to reopen after three weeks of closures sparked by the deadlock over the country's debt
| Jul.15 |
Athens |
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Eurozone deal laws backed by MPs
| Jul.14 |
IMF |
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IMF attacks EU over bailout |
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Athens |
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Greek PM defends 'harsh' deal |
| Jul.13 |
Athens |
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Tsipras faces eurozone deal battle
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Brussels |
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Debt crisis: Eurozone summit strikes deal 
Eurozone leaders have agreed to offer Greece a third bailout, after marathon talks. The bailout is conditional on Greece passing agreed reforms | |
| Jul.12 |
Brussels |
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Debt crisis: Leaders try to thrash out deal |
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Brussels |
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Debt crisis: Athens offered 'euro time-out'
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Debt crisis: Merkel says talks 'extremely difficult' |
| Jul.11 |
Brussels |
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Debt crisis: Eurozone to resume talks on reforms |
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Brussels |
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Eurozone 'sceptical' of reform pledge |
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Debt crisis: Eurozone predicts tough talks |
| Jul.10 |
Athens |
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MPs back bailout reform plan
Greece's parliament has backed a government package of economic reforms aimed at ending the country's debt crisis and securing a new bailout
| Jul.9 |
Athens |
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Eurozone receives economic reform plan The Greek government has submitted economic reform proposals to try to secure a further bailout from its creditors
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Athens |
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Debt crisis: Deadline day for new proposals
| Jul.8 |
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Banks stay shut as endgame looms
| Jul.7 |
Brussels |
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Eurozone sets 'final deadline' for new debt plan |
| Jul.6 |
Athens |
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PM Tsipras to present new plan at eurozone summit
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Debt crisis: Creditors press for new proposals
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Athens |
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Greece finance minister quits
| Jul.5 |
Shanghai |
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China shares jump despite Greek vote |
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Athens |
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Debt crisis: Tsipras says voters made 'brave choice'
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Debt crisis: Greek voters reject bailout offer 
With almost all the ballots counted, results from the Greek referendum show voters decisively rejecting the terms of an international bailout. 61% of those whose ballots had been counted voting 'No', against 39% voting... | |
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Polls close in bailout referendum
| Jul.4 |
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Greece debt: Greeks vote in bailout referendum
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Athens |
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Varoufakis accuses creditors of 'terrorism' |
| Jul.3 |
Athens |
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Greece crisis: Mass rival rallies over bailout vote
Tens of thousands of Greeks have attended rival rallies in Athens ahead of a crucial referendum
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Athens |
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Greece crisis: Tsipras urges 'No' to 'blackmail'
| Jul.2 |
IMF |
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Greek crisis: IMF says extra 50bn euros needed |
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European Union |
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Greek debt crisis: 'No' vote 'won't lead to better deal' |
| Jul.1 |
European Union |
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Eurozone rules out talks until after referendum |
| Jun.30 |
Athens |
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IMF payment missed as bailout expires
Greece has missed the deadline for £1.1bn payment to the International Monetary Fund, hours after eurozone ministers refused to extend its bailout
| Jun.29 |
Athens |
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Defiant Tsipras seeks referendum backing
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No vote would mean euro exit, leaders warn
| Jun.28 |
Athens |
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Greek debt crisis: Banks to remain shut all week 
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
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West Germany |
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Greek debt crisis: ECB not raising funding limit |
| Jun.27 |
Athens |
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MPs back referendum on bailout
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Greece crisis: Eurozone refuses bailout extension
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Greece debt: Crisis meeting over bailout referendum |
| Jun.24 |
Brussels |
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Greece debt crisis: Talks to resume |
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Brussels |
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Tsipras in intensive talks with creditors |
| Jun.22 |
Brussels |
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Eurozone leaders echo hopes for Greek deal |
| Jun.21 |
Brussels |
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Greece crisis: EU leaders gather for critical summit |
| Jun.20 |
Athens |
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Greek debt: New proposals |
| Jun.19 |
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Greek debt: Fears grow over Greek banks' health |
| Jun.18 |
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Greece crisis: Emergency summit called for Monday |
| Jun.17 |
Athens |
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Greece says deal on debt crisis unlikely at talks |
| Jun.5 |
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Tsipras tells lenders not to humiliate Greece over debt |
| May.18 |
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Greek debt deal within next week, says Varoufakis |
| May.11 |
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Greece two weeks from cash crisis - Yanis Varoufakis |
| May.10 |
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Greece seeks EU recognition of economic progress |
| Mar.20 |
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EU pledges Greek humanitarian funds |
| Feb.20 |
Brussels |
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Greece agrees deal with eurozone
Greece and eurozone nations have agreed a deal to extend financial aid after bailout talks in Brussels
| Feb.17 |
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Greece 'to request loan extension' |
| Feb.16 |
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Greek debt deal hangs in balance |
| Jan.24 |
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Anti-austerity Syriza battles New Democracy |
| Jan.23 |
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Greek leaders in final poll pleas |
| Jan.22 |
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Syriza 'to end Greece's humiliation' |
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| Jul.17 |
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Greek MPs back public sector cuts |
| Apr.30 |
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Greeks stage 24-hour anti-austerity general strike |
| Apr.28 |
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Parliament approves 15,000 civil service job cuts |
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| Nov.26 |
European Union |
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Eurozone deal on Greece bailout |
| Nov.11 |
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Greece MPs approve new austerity budget Greek lawmakers have approved a 2013 budget involving fresh spending cuts, despite mass public street protests
| Nov.6 |
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Greek strike shuts down country ahead of vote |
| Aug.22 |
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Greece stalls on making tough cuts |
| Aug.21 |
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Greece 'needs more time' for cuts |
| Jun.23 |
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Greece seeks austerity slowdown |
| Jun.17 |
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Greek pro-bailout poll win hailed 
The narrow election victory of Greece's New Democracy party has been welcomed by world leaders, who urged Athens to form a cabinet quickly
With 99.9% of ballots counted, interior ministry results put New Democracy on 29.7% of the vote (129 seats), Syriza on 26.9% (71) and the socialist Pasok on 12.3% (33)
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| Jun.16 |
Merkel |
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Greeks urged to respect austerity |
| Jun.15 |
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Campaigning ends before Greek poll |
| May.27 |
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Lagarde tax jibe angers Greeks
| May.23 |
Belgium |
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Europe 'wants Greece in the eurozone' |
| May.16 |
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Greek leftist attacks EU 'poker' |
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Greeks withdraw cash on euro fear |
| May.15 |
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Greece to hold new elections after stalemate Greece will hold new elections in response to a political stalemate that left the debt-racked country unable to form a government
| May.13 |
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Greek far left rejects more talks |
| May.12 |
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Key talks loom for Greek parties |
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Greece faces final coalition push
| May.8 |
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Greek leftist leader lays out radical agenda
Alexis Tsipras hopes to pursue if he becomes prime minister, including the cancellation of severe budget-cutting measures
| 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...
| Mar.7 |
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Greece debt swap deadline looms |
| Feb.21 |
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Greece gears up for tough reforms |
| Feb.20 |
Belgium |
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Fresh bailout for Greece 'agreed' |
| Feb.12 |
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Amid clashes Parliament approves austerity
Lawmakers voted to approve another round of austerity measures, sought in return for a new eurozone bailout of the debt-stricken country
| Feb.11 |
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Greek PM gives final euro warning |
| Feb.9 |
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Eurozone ministers set new conditions |
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Greece leaders agree bailout cuts Greek politicians have reached a deal on austerity measures needed for a new 130bn euro bailout, Prime Minister Lucas Papademos says
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| Nov.2 |
France |
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Bailout loan withheld from Greece
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Pressure on Greece ahead of G20 |
| Nov.1 |
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Greek cabinet endorses referendum |
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Greek vote casts shadow on debt deal
| 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
| 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
| Sep.14 |
France |
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Eurozone leaders reassure Greece |
| Jul.21 |
European Union |
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Eurozone agrees new Greek bailout |
| Jun.30 |
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MPs pass second austerity vote |
| Jun.29 |
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Parliament's vote in favour of austerity
The European Union has welcomed the Greek parliament's vote in favour of a severe austerity package that has sparked strikes and protests
| Jun.27 |
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Greek unions stage general strike
| Jun.19 |
European Union |
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European ministers: Greece to get loans |
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| May.17 |
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EU to give Greece first tranche of loan |
| May.6 |
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Greece approves austerity plan |
| May.2 |
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Bailout worth $146 billion
| May.1 |
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Greek leaders meet to discuss bail-out |
| Apr.28 |
Global |
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Fears grow over Greece crisis |
| Apr.27 |
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Greek bonds rated 'junk' by S& P's
| Apr.25 |
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IMF debt talks are 'going well' |
| Apr.24 |
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IMF chief tries to ease Greece fears
| Apr.11 |
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Greece is offered 30bn euros loan
| Mar.15 |
Belgium |
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EU ministers agree Greek plan |
| Mar.12 |
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EU close to Greece bail-out deal |
| 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
| 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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| 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 ...