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Events on Sunday 2 May 2010 1
2010Greece receives EU-IMF bailoutFirst rescue package amid sovereign debt crisisThe European Union and International Monetary Fund agreed a 110 billion euro bailout for Greece after the country's mounting government debt threatened default. The rescue required deep austerity measures that triggered mass protests and strikes across the country. It marked the opening phase of the wider European sovereign debt crisis.