Meanwhile, Andreas Papandreou founded the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) in response to Karamanlis's conservative New Democracy party, with the two political formations alternating in government ever since. Greece rejoined NATO in 1980. Greece became the tenth member of the European Communities (subsequently subsumed by the European Union) on 1 January 1981, ushering in a period of sustained growth. Widespread investments in industrial enterprises and heavy infrastructure, as well as funds from the European Union and growing revenues from tourism, shipping and a fast-growing service sector raised the country's standard of living to unprecedented levels. Traditionally strained relations with neighbouring Turkey improved when successive earthquakes hit both nations in 1999, leading to the lifting of the Greek veto against Turkey's bid for EU membership. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who founded the PASOK? ANS1 Andreas Papandreou QSN2 What does PASOK stand for? ANS2 Panhellenic Socialist Movement QSN3 In what year did Greece rejoin NATO? ANS3 1980 QSN4 Earthquakes hit both Greece and Turkey in which year? ANS4 1999 QSN5 Greece joined what later became the European Union when? ANS5 1 January 1981