Slideshow: Timeline of the Greek Crisis

January 2010

Greece unveils a stability program that will see the country aim to cut its deficit to 2.8% of GDP by 2012.

An employee of the Greek Stock Exchange walks past a screen in Athens. Greece's cabinet approved an economic recovery plan meant to reduce profligate budget overspending to 2 percent of annual output in 2013, through spending cuts and a mainly tax-driven boost in state revenues. A group of experts from the International Monetary... more 

January 2010

Greece unveils a stability program that will see the country aim to cut its deficit to 2.8% of GDP by 2012.

An employee of the Greek Stock Exchange walks past a screen in Athens. Greece's cabinet approved an economic recovery plan meant to reduce profligate budget overspending to 2 percent of annual output in 2013, through spending cuts and a mainly tax-driven boost in state revenues. A group of experts from the International Monetary Fund is visiting Athens to study the country's urgent deficit reduction plans while the national debt swells to €300 billion. less