2024 in Greece

Greece-related events during 2024

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Events in the year 2024 in Greece.

## Incumbents[edit]

* President: Katerina Sakellaropoulou
* Prime Minister: Kyriakos Mitsotakis

## Events[edit]

### February[edit]

* 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[edit]

* 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[edit]

* 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]
* 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.[8]

### June[edit]

* 9 June – 2024 European Parliament election
* 12 June – Papoura Hill Circular Structure: The Greek 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.[9]
*   * 13 June – A heatwave forces Greek authorities to close the Acropolis for visits during the afternoon.[10]

## Holidays[edit]

Further information: Public holidays in Greece

Source:[11]

* 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[edit]

* 6 January – Iasos, 76, Greek-born American musician.[12]
* 15 January – Georgios Darivas, 97, football player (Olympiacos, national team) and manager (Olympiacos).[13]
* 20 January – Charis Kostopoulos, 59, singer-songwriter.[14]
* 9 June - Michael Mosley (broadcaster), British doctor and TV presenter who died after he went on a tour.

## See also[edit]

* 2024 in the European Union
* 2024 in Europe

## References[edit]

1. ^ "A Greek island is without drinking water after pipeline damage that authorities blame on sabotage". AP News. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
2. ^ "Shooting at Greek shipping company kills four, including owner and suspected gunman". AP News. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "Greece's conservative government survives a no-confidence motion called over deadly rail disaster". Associated Press. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
5. ^ "Head of Greek extreme far-right Golden Dawn party is granted early release from prison". Associated Press. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
6. ^ "Greek extreme far-right leader to return to prison after judges rescind his early release". Associated Press. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
7. ^ "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.
8. ^ "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.
9. ^ "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.
10. ^ "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.
11. ^ "Greece Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
12. ^ "Iasos, Pioneer of New Age Music, Dies at 77". Pitchfork. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
13. ^ "Πέθανε ο Γιώργος Δαρίβας". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-01-20.
14. ^ 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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