European Debt Crisis Fast Facts

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Updated 2210 GMT (0610 HKT) January 22, 2020

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Replica drachma notes are displayed outside a bank on June 14, 2012 in Athens, Greece. The country goes to the polls on June 17, its second election in six weeks. It was called after the May 6 elections failed to deliver a government for the country, which has been struggling with a debt crisis for two years.
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Greece uncertainty – Replica drachma notes are displayed outside a bank on June 14, 2012 in Athens, Greece. The country goes to the polls on June 17, its second election in six weeks. It was called after the May 6 elections failed to deliver a government for the country, which has been struggling with a debt crisis for two years.
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A left wing party election poster calls for Greece to pull out of the European Union and euro, on June 13, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Some Greeks have been withdrawing their money from the country's banks to protect themeselves from the crisis.
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Greece uncertainty – A left wing party election poster calls for Greece to pull out of the European Union and euro, on June 13, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Some Greeks have been withdrawing their money from the country's banks to protect themeselves from the crisis.
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Greek people buy fruit and vegetables from a market in Omonoia on June 12, in Athens. After nearly three years of austerity measures, some Greeks say it is a struggle to continue feeding their families.
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Greece uncertainty – Greek people buy fruit and vegetables from a market in Omonoia on June 12, in Athens. After nearly three years of austerity measures, some Greeks say it is a struggle to continue feeding their families.
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Supporters of the anti-austerity package Syriza party wave flags during a rally ahead of Sunday's general election. The race between Syriza and the pro-bailout New Democracy party appears to be tight.
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Greece uncertainty – Supporters of the anti-austerity package Syriza party wave flags during a rally ahead of Sunday's general election. The race between Syriza and the pro-bailout New Democracy party appears to be tight.
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