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2024
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List of years in Greece

Events in the year 2024 in Greece.

Incumbents

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Events

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February

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March

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May

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  • 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

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July

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August

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September

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  • 8 September – Stefanos Kasselakis is removed as leader of Syriza following a motion of no-confidence against him in the party's central committee.[26]
  • 17 September – A fire at a refinery of Motor Oil Hellas near Agioi Theodoroi injures three workers and leads to evacuation orders in the surrounding area.[27]
  • 18 September – One person is killed in a rockfall at the Samaria Gorge in Crete.[28]
  • 23 September – A boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Samos, killing four passengers.[29]
  • 30 September – Two people are killed in a wildfire near Xylokastro.[30]

October

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Holidays

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Thessaloniki Celebrates as PAOK Wins Greek Soccer Title". Greek Reporter. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Motor yacht crew face criminal charges over Greek island fire allegedly started by firework display". AP News. 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  13. ^ "Volunteer firefighter dies battling Greece blaze". BBC. 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ Jamal, Urooba (2024-07-12). "Why is Greece introducing a six-day working week?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  16. ^ "Greece's governing center-right party evicts lawmaker after airport altercation over flight boarding". AP News. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Greece arrests 7 over arson attacks on synagogue, Israeli-owned hotel". Reuters. July 4, 2024.
  18. ^ "Greek border guard shot in abdomen while patrolling border with Turkey". Associated Press. July 21, 2024.
  19. ^ "Greece announces nationwide restrictions to combat 'goat plague' outbreak". Associated Press. July 30, 2024.
  20. ^ "Probe clears Greek government agencies in spyware scandal but opposition calls it a cover-up". Associated Press. July 31, 2024.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "Greek coast guards open fire on migrant smuggling boat after alleged ramming attempt, killing 1 man". Associated Press. 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  24. ^ "Over 100 tons of dead fish collect at Greek port after climate-related mass die-off". Associated Press. 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  25. ^ "Greek port city in a state of emergency over flood of dead fish". France 24. 2024-08-31. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  26. ^ "Greek opposition leader is ousted by his Syriza party". Associated Press. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  27. ^ "Greek firefighters contain a blaze at a major oil refinery that injured 3 workers". Associated Press. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  28. ^ "A rockfall triggered by a rainstorm kills a woman hiker in Greece". Associated Press. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  29. ^ "4 migrants die trying to reach eastern Greek island in small boat". Associated Press. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  30. ^ "Wildfire burning through forest in southern Greece kills 2 people". Associated Press. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  31. ^ "Greeks, Cypriots being evacuated from Lebanon". eKathimerini.com. 2024-10-03. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  32. ^ "11 Romanian pilgrims are in a Greek hospital after eating poisonous wild mushrooms on Mount Athos". Associated Press. 2024-10-10. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  33. ^ "Greece Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  34. ^ "Iasos, Pioneer of New Age Music, Dies at 77". Pitchfork. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  35. ^ "Πέθανε ο Γιώργος Δαρίβας". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  36. ^ Νούση, Αλίκη (2024-01-20). "Πέθανε ο Χάρης Κωστόπουλος σε ηλικία 59 ετών". Debater.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  37. ^ "Σοκ στο ελληνικό ποδόσφαιρο: Βρέθηκε νεκρός ο Μπάλντοκ του Παναθηναϊκού!". www.sdna.gr (in Greek). 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
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