2024 in Greece
Greece-related events during 2024
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Events in the year 2024 in Greece.
Incumbents
- President: Katerina Sakellaropoulou
- Prime Minister: Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Events
February
- 6 February: The island of Aegina is left without drinking water after an explosion disables a 12-kilometer-long (7.5-mile) undersea fresh water pipeline. Greater Athens governor Nikos Hardalias calls it an act of sabotage.[1]
- 12 February: A man opens fire at a shipping company in Glyfada, killing three people, before killing himself.[2]
- 15 February: The Hellenic Parliament votes 176-76 to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption, making it the first Eastern Orthodox country to do so.[3]
March
- 28 March: Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis survives a no-confidence motion filed by the PASOK party over allegations that it mishandled the investigation into the Tempi train crash in 2023.[4]
May
- 3 May: Nikolaos Michaloliakos, the leader of the far-right Golden Dawn party, is granted early release following a legal request and on account of his elderly age, albeit with several conditions such as a ban on traveling outside the greater Athens area.[5] However, the decision is overturned by another panel of judges following an appeal, leading to his arrest on 3 June.[6]
- 16 May: Forty-two migrants and rescued and three others are reported missing after their vessel undergoes an emergency south of Crete.[7]
- 19 May: PAOK wins its fourth Greek championship after beating city rivals Aris 1-2 away on the final matchday of the season.[8]
- 21 May: A court in Kalamata acquits nine Egyptians on charges of human trafficking and manslaughter relating to the 2023 Messenia migrant boat disaster, citing a lack of jurisdiction due to the incident occurring in international waters.[9]
June
- 9 June – 2024 European Parliament election
- 12 June – Papoura Hill Circular Structure: The Ministry of Culture announces the discovery of a large Bronze Age-era Minoan architectural construction used between 2000–1700 BCE at the construction site of the Kasteli Airport in Crete.[10]
- 13 June – A heatwave forces authorities to close the Acropolis for visits during the afternoon.[11]
- 21 June:
- A wildfire caused by fireworks coming from a yacht destroys 75 acres of pine forest in Hydra. The vessel's crew is subsequently arrested.[12]
- A volunteer firefighter dies during operations against wildfires in Elis.[13]
- 27 June – A police officer is injured in a firebomb attack on the residence of Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece president Ioanna Klapa outside Athens.[14]
July
- 1 July – Law 5053/2023, which allows a six-day work week for several industries, officially comes into effect.[15]
- 3 July – MP for Crete and former minister Lefteris Avgenakis is expelled from the ruling New Democracy party following an altercation with an employee at Athens International Airport.[16]
- 4 July – Anti-terrorism police arrest seven people over arson attacks against an Israeli-owned hotel and a synagogue in central Athens.[17]
- 20 July – A border guard is shot and injured while on patrol along the Evros River forming the border with Turkey.[18]
- 29 July – A ban on the commercial slaughter of goats and sheep as well as movement for reproduction of the animals is imposed nationwide following an outbreak of ovine rinderpest that results in the culling of at least 8,200 animals in Thessaly.[19]
- 30 July – A report from a two-year investigation clears the National Intelligence Service, the Hellenic Police and the Special Suppressive Antiterrorist Unit of using Predator spyware in a scandal involving the surveillance of opposition politicians.[20]
August
- 9 August – The Independent Authority for Public Revenue announces the discovery by the Customs Service of Greece of 93 kilograms of cocaine valued at more than 2.9 million euros from a ship originating from Ecuador that was docked at the port of Thessaloniki.[21]
- 12 August – One person is found dead in Vrilissia following a wildfire that reaches the northern suburbs of Athens.[22]
- 13 August – Evacuations are ordered for residents in at least one area near Athens as wildfires continue to burn across Greece.[23]
Holidays
Source:[24]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 6 January - Epiphany
- 18 March - Clean Monday
- 25 March - Greek Independence Day
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 3 May - Orthodox Good Friday
- 5 May - Orthodox Easter Sunday
- 6 May - Orthodox Easter Monday
- 23 June - Orthodox Whit Sunday
- 24 June - Orthodox Whit Monday
- 15 August - Assumption Day
- 28 October - Greek National Anniversary Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December – Glorifying Mother of God
Deaths
- 6 January – Iasos, 76, Greek-born American musician.[25]
- 15 January – Georgios Darivas, 97, football player (Olympiacos, national team) and manager (Olympiacos).[26]
- 20 January – Charis Kostopoulos, 59, singer-songwriter.[27]
- 9 June - Michael Mosley (broadcaster), British doctor and TV presenter who died after he went on a tour.
See also
References
- ^ "A Greek island is without drinking water after pipeline damage that authorities blame on sabotage". AP News. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Shooting at Greek shipping company kills four, including owner and suspected gunman". AP News. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ Smith, Helena (2024-02-15). "Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex marriage". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Greece's conservative government survives a no-confidence motion called over deadly rail disaster". Associated Press. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Head of Greek extreme far-right Golden Dawn party is granted early release from prison". Associated Press. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Greek extreme far-right leader to return to prison after judges rescind his early release". Associated Press. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "42 rescued but 3 still missing after a migrant boat sends a distress signal south of Greece". Associated Press. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Thessaloniki Celebrates as PAOK Wins Greek Soccer Title". Greek Reporter. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Egyptians held nearly a year over deadly shipwreck are released from Greek jail after case dismissed". Associated Press. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "4,000-year-old Greek hilltop site mystifies archaeologists. It could spell trouble for new airport". AP News. 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "Heat forces Greek authorities to shut down Acropolis during afternoon hours for a second day running". AP News. 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "Motor yacht crew face criminal charges over Greek island fire allegedly started by firework display". AP News. 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Volunteer firefighter dies battling Greece blaze". BBC. 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "A Greek police officer guarding a top judge's house is injured in a predawn gasoline bomb attack". AP News. 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ Jamal, Urooba (2024-07-12). "Why is Greece introducing a six-day working week?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "Greece's governing center-right party evicts lawmaker after airport altercation over flight boarding". AP News. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Greece arrests 7 over arson attacks on synagogue, Israeli-owned hotel". Reuters. July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Greek border guard shot in abdomen while patrolling border with Turkey". Associated Press. July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Greece announces nationwide restrictions to combat 'goat plague' outbreak". Associated Press. July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Probe clears Greek government agencies in spyware scandal but opposition calls it a cover-up". Associated Press. July 31, 2024.
- ^ "Greek customs agents seize more than 90 kilograms of cocaine from a ship that originated in Ecuador". Associated Press. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Drop in winds offers hope as firefighters battle huge wildfire on fringes of Athens. 1 person dead". Associated Press. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Danaher, Chris Liakos, Alex Stambaugh, Caitlin (2024-08-12). "Evacuations ordered near Athens as Greek authorities try to contain wildfires". CNN. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Greece Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Iasos, Pioneer of New Age Music, Dies at 77". Pitchfork. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Πέθανε ο Γιώργος Δαρίβας". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Νούση, Αλίκη (2024-01-20). "Πέθανε ο Χάρης Κωστόπουλος σε ηλικία 59 ετών". Debater.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-01-20.
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