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*[[February 10]]: The four [[Popular Orthodox Rally]] government members quit their posts in protest of the proposed new austerity measures. | *[[February 10]]: The four [[Popular Orthodox Rally]] government members quit their posts in protest of the proposed new austerity measures. | ||
*[[February 10]]: Unions begin a 48-hour strike throughout [[Greece]]. | *[[February 10]]: Unions begin a 48-hour strike throughout [[Greece]]. | ||
| − | *[[February 13]]: The [[Hellenic Parliament]] approves, by 199 to 74, a | + | *[[February 13]]: The [[Hellenic Parliament]] approves, by 199 to 74, a package of austerity measures demanded by the EU and IMF in return for a 130 billion euro bailout. Following the vote, coalition parties expel more than 40 MPs for failing to back the bill while tens of thousands violently protest in [[Athens]] and other cities across [[Greece]]. |
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
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Events
January
- January 7: Fanis Gekas signs for Samsunspor thus becoming the first football player from Greece to sign for a Turkish side.
- January 13: Standard & Poor's downgrades the credit rating of Cyprus by two notches pushing it into junk status.
- January 26: The Athens Stock Exchange General Index makes impressive gains of 3.93% closing at 766.23.
- January 27: Fitch cuts the credit rating of Cyprus to BBB- with a negative outlook.
February
- February 2: The House of Representatives of Cyprus rebukes UN envoy Alexander Downer over his "one-sided and detrimental statements and actions" that have eroded his credibility as an impartial facilitator in the talks between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
- February 3: The International Court of Justice rules that Italy "violated the immunity which Germany enjoys under international law" by allowing Greeks to sue Germany in Italian courts over WW II war crimes.
- February 7: A general strike by the major unions of Greece paralyse the country as private and public sector workers protest the government's plans to lower the minimum wage.
- February 10: The four Popular Orthodox Rally government members quit their posts in protest of the proposed new austerity measures.
- February 10: Unions begin a 48-hour strike throughout Greece.
- February 13: The Hellenic Parliament approves, by 199 to 74, a package of austerity measures demanded by the EU and IMF in return for a 130 billion euro bailout. Following the vote, coalition parties expel more than 40 MPs for failing to back the bill while tens of thousands violently protest in Athens and other cities across Greece.
Deaths
January
- January 13: Lefteris Antoniadis, legendary Greek-Turkish footballer.
- January 13: Rauf Denktash, Turkish-Cypriot leader.
- January 17: Johnny Otis, Greek-American singer, musician, talent scout.
- January 20: Ioannis Kefalogiannis, politician
- January 24: Theodoros Angelopoulos, film maker
February
- February 3: Nikos Apergis, actor, politician
