2010

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Events

January

February

March

  • March 3: PM Giorgos Papandreou announces a series of new austerity measures designed to combat the country's huge economic deficit. These include increases in VAT, a 15% increase in petrol tax, freezes in pensions and a 30% cut in Easter and Christmas bonuses for civil servants.
  • March 8: PM Giorgos Papandreou arrives in Washington for a programmed 3-day official visit to the USA.
  • March 8: The remains of Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos, which were stolen on December 11, 2009, are found by the police after an anonymous tip.
  • March 11: A general strike, called by the unions ADEDY and ESEE, cripples Greece as private and public sector workers again protest against the Papandreou government's austerity measures.

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