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| Feb.9 |
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Greece leaders agree bailout cuts
| 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.20 |
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Fresh bailout for Greece 'agreed'
| 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...
| Apr.4 |
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Greek clashes over man's suicide
| May.8 |
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Greek leftist leader lays out radical agenda
| May.12 |
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Greece faces final coalition push
| May.15 |
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Greece to hold new elections after stalemate
| May.16 |
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Greek leftist attacks EU 'poker'
| May.23 |
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Europe 'wants Greece in the eurozone'
| May.27 |
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Lagarde tax jibe angers Greeks
| Jun.16 |
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Russia, Poland exit Euro 2012
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Greeks urged to respect austerity
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Polls open in crucial Greece election
| 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%... | |
| Jun.18 |
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Greeks in race to form coalition
| Jun.22 |
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Germany knock Greece out of Euros
| Aug.22 |
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Greece stalls on making tough cuts
| Sep.25 |
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Greece braced for general strike
| Sep.26 |
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Athens clashes as Greek police fire tear gas Police have fired tear gas to disperse anarchists throwing petrol bombs near Athens' parliament on a day-long strike against austerity measu...
| Nov.1 |
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Greek bank list editor on trial
| 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.26 |
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Eurozone deal on Greece bailout
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| Jan.28 |
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Greeks reject EU 'budget control' |
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| Feb.5 |
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Greek leaders pause bailout talks |
| Feb.7 |
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Unions set to strike over new austerity |
| Feb.8 |
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Greek parties fail to agree cuts |
| Feb.9 |
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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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Eurozone ministers set new conditions
| Feb.10 |
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Greece anger over spending cuts |
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Greek cabinet approves new cuts |
| Feb.11 |
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Greek PM gives final euro warning
| 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.13 |
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Greece cleans up after night of rioting |
| Feb.14 |
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Greece 'has made big sacrifices' |
| Feb.15 |
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'Progress' in Greek bailout talks |
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Eurozone calls for Greek scrutiny
| Feb.19 |
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Greece seeking critical new bailout
| Feb.20 |
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Fresh bailout for Greece 'agreed'
Eurozone finance ministers have reached agreement on a vital second bailout for Greece, officials involved in the negotiations say
| Feb.21 |
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Greece gears up for tough reforms
| Feb.28 |
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S&P downgrades Greece |
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| Mar.7 |
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Greece debt swap deadline looms
| 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. 85.8% of bondholders subject... | |
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| Apr.4 |
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Greek clashes over man's suicide
Protesters have clashed with riot police in the Greek capital, Athens, hours after a pensioner shot himself dead outside parliament
| Apr.5 |
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Greeks pay tribute to suicide victim |
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| May.5 |
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Greece votes in parliamentary elections |
| May.6 |
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Main parties 'suffer big losses' at polls
| May.7 |
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Euro falls after French and Greek votes
| 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
| May.9 |
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Greek far-left ends coalition bid
| May.10 |
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Socialist leader gets chance to form government |
| May.12 |
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Greece faces final coalition push
President Karolos Papoulias is preparing to hold talks with party leaders in an attempt to create an emergency government
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EU bankers ponder Greek euro exit
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Key talks loom for Greek parties
| May.13 |
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Greek far left rejects more talks
| May.14 |
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Greek leaders resume crisis talks |
| 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.16 |
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Greeks withdraw cash on euro fear |
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Greek leftist attacks EU 'poker' Alexis Tsipras has accused the EU and Chancellor Merkel of 'playing poker with European people's lives' by insisting on austerity measures
| May.23 |
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Europe 'wants Greece in the eurozone'
EU leaders want Greece to remain in the eurozone but to 'respect its commitments', European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has said
| May.27 |
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Lagarde tax jibe angers Greeks Political parties in Greece have criticised IMF head Christine Lagarde for suggesting that Greeks were avoiding paying taxes
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| Jun.12 |
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Czech Republic 2-1 Greece
| Jun.15 |
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Campaigning ends before Greek poll
| Jun.16 |
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Russia, Poland exit Euro 2012
Czech Republic and Greece became the first nations to secure quarterfinal berths. Greece 1-0 Russia. Czech Republic 1-0 Poland
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Greeks urged to respect austerity
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Greek voters to elect leaders who will stick to austerity measures
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Polls open in crucial Greece election
Greeks head to the polls in an election that could determine the debt-stricken country's future in the eurozone and significantly impact the...
| Jun.17 |
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Greek vote 'too close to call'
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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.18 |
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Greeks in race to form coalition
The leader of the party that narrowly won Greece's election has begun urgent talks to form a coalition, saying he wants to forge a 'national...
| Jun.22 |
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Germany knock Greece out of Euros
Germany cruised into the semifinals of Euro 2012 as Greece's unlikely run in the tournament was ruthlessly brought to a halt. Germany 4-2 Gr...
| Jun.23 |
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Greece seeks austerity slowdown
| Jun.24 |
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Greek PM cannot attend EU summit
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| Jul.25 |
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Greek Olympics athlete banned after offensive tweet |
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| Aug.21 |
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Greece 'needs more time' for cuts
| Aug.22 |
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Greece stalls on making tough cuts Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, is preparing for the first of a series of meetings in which he will ask the country's lenders for more time
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Germany and France in Greek talks
| Aug.24 |
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Greek PM to hold key Paris talks
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| Sep.25 |
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Greece braced for general strike
Trade unions in Greece have called the first general strike since the conservative-led coalition government came to power in June
| Sep.26 |
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Athens clashes as Greek police fire tear gas Police have fired tear gas to disperse anarchists throwing petrol bombs near Athens' parliament on a day-long strike against austerity measures | |
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| Oct.9 |
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German leader in tense Athens visit
| Oct.18 |
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Thousands rally, standstill by anti-austerity strike
| Oct.28 |
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Greece holds 'bank leak' reporter
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| Nov.1 |
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Greek bank list editor on trial
Journalist Costas Vaxevanis has gone on trial in Athens for breach of privacy after publishing the names of 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank acc...
| Nov.5 |
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Greece braces for 48-hour strike
| Nov.6 |
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Greek strike shuts down country ahead of vote
| 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.26 |
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Eurozone deal on Greece bailout
Eurozone finance ministers and the IMF have reached a deal on an urgently needed bailout for debt-laden Greece
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| Dec.19 |
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Greece 'migrant neglect shameful'
| Dec.28 |
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Greek party expels ex-minister