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*[[January 27]]: Fitch cuts the credit rating of [[Cyprus]] to BBB- with a negative outlook. | *[[January 27]]: Fitch cuts the credit rating of [[Cyprus]] to BBB- with a negative outlook. | ||
===February=== | ===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 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. | ||
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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.
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