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*[[March 19]]: The [[Cyprus House of Representatives]] overwhelmingly rejects the terms of the EU bailout package. 36 MPs vote "no" while 19 [[DISY]] members abstain.
 
*[[March 19]]: The [[Cyprus House of Representatives]] overwhelmingly rejects the terms of the EU bailout package. 36 MPs vote "no" while 19 [[DISY]] members abstain.
 
*[[March 21]]: Standard and Poor's downgrades the sovereign rating of [[Cyprus]] from CCC+ to CCC.
 
*[[March 21]]: Standard and Poor's downgrades the sovereign rating of [[Cyprus]] from CCC+ to CCC.
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*[[March 22]]: The [[Cyprus House of Representatives]] approves nine bills to raise €5.8 billion in order to receive bailout aid from the EU.
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*[[March 25]]: Eurozone finance ministers agree terms with [[Cyprus]] for a €10 billion bailout package. Under the terms - which focus on the Popular Bank - all accounts under €100,000 will be guaranteed while those above that amount will receive a "haircut".
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*[[March 28]]: Banks reopen in [[Cyprus]] after nearly two weeks of being shut. Restrictions are imposed on transactions and the flow of capital.
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*[[March 31]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] sack coach [[Fabri Gonzalez]] after a disappointing 0-1 loss to [[Platanias FC|Platanias]].
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===April===
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*[[April 14]]: [[Dimitris Koutsoumbas]] is announced as the new chairman of the [[Communist Party of Greece]] (KKE), succeeding [[Aleka Papariga]].
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*[[April 14]]: Fans go amok at the [[OAKA Stadium]] after an own-goal by [[Mavroudis Bougaidis]], in the 88th minute of play, puts [[AEK FC|AEK]] 1-0 down to [[Panthrakikos FC|Panthrakikos]]. The referee is forced to abandon the game, condemning [[AEK FC|AEK]] to certain relegation to the [[Football B Division|B Division]] for the first time in history.
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*[[April 22]]: [[Akis Tsochatzopoulos]], goes on trial for kickbacks and money laundering related to arms procurements whilst he was [[Ministry for National Defence (Greece)|Defence Minister]].
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*[[April 28]]: The [[Hellenic Parliament]] passes by 168 to 123 an "Omnibus" bill that, among other things, will give the government the power to dismiss 15,000 previously-tenured civil servants.
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*[[April 30]]: The [[Cyprus House of Representatives]] approves by 29 to 27 the bailout agreement ("memorandum") with international creditors.
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===May===
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*[[May 5]]: [[Cyprus]] President, [[Nikos Anastasiades]], visits Israel and holds talks with PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
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*[[May 10]]: [[Kostas Filippidis]] wins the gold medal in the [[pole vault]], at the Diamond League, in Doha, Qatar, with a 5.82m jump, setting a new outdoor Greek record.
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*[[May 10]]: [[Olympiakos BC]] defeat CSKA Moscow 69-52 and qualify for the Euroleague final in London.
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*[[May 11]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] defeat [[Asteras Tripolis FC|Asteras Tripolis]] 3-1 (aet) to win the [[Greek Football Cup]].
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*[[May 12]]: [[Olympiakos BC]] defeat Real Madrid 100-88 to win the Euroleague for the second year in a row.
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*[[May 15]]: Fitch upgrades its sovereign credit rating for Greece to B-  from CCC.
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*[[May 16]]:  PM [[Antonis Samaras]] meets with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing.
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*[[May 22]]: [[Apollon Limassol FC|Apollon]] defeat [[AE Limassol FC|AEL]] 2-1 in extra time to win the all-[[Limassol]] final of the [[Cyprus Football Cup]].
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===June===
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*[[June 2]]: [[Katerina Nikolaidou]] wins the lightweight women's single sculls at the 2013 European Rowing Championships in Seville, Spain.
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*[[June 7]]: The stockholders of [[AEK FC]] declare bankruptcy.
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*[[June 11]]: PM [[Antonis Samaras]] shuts down [[ERT]]. Broadcasts are immediately shut down.
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*[[June 12]]: [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] defeat [[Olympiakos BC|Olympiakos]] 76-72 and are crowned [[basketball]] champions of [[Greece]]. The match was interrupted 1 minute 27 seconds from time by supporters of [[Olympiakos BC|Olympiakos]] who fired fireworks at the bench of [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]].
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*[[June 18]]: The [[Conseil d' Etat]] orders [[ERT]] broadcasts to resume but uphold's PM [[Antonis Samaras]]' right to eventually shut it down.
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*[[June 20]]: [[Fotis Kouvelis]]' [[Democratic Left]] party pulls out of the coalition government of [[Greece]] in protest over the closure of [[ERT]].
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*[[June 25]]: A reshuffled cabinet consisting only of [[New Democracy]] and [[PASOK]] members is sworn in. The reshuffle was necessitated due to the departure of the [[Democratic Left]] from the governing coalition.
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*[[June 29]]: [[Louis Tsatoumas]] wins gold at the Mediterranean Games of Mersin, Turkey, in the [[long jump]], with 8.14m.
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===July===
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*[[July 9]]: The [[Larnaca]] Criminal Court finds four former senior officials – including ex-Defence Minister [[Costas Papacostas]] – guilty of manslaughter in connection with the [[2011]] Mari Naval Base blast that killed 13 people.
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*[[July 10]]: [[Greek Public Television]] goes back on the air after nearly a month. The government had shut down the former public broadcasting company - [[ERT]] - to cut costs.
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*[[July 14]]: The [[Coalition of the Radical Left]] ([[SYRIZA]]) is merged into a single political party. [[Alexis Tsipras]] is elected its leader with 74% of the vote.
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*[[July 18]]: The [[Hellenic Parliament]] enacts an Omnibus reform bill by 153 votes out of 293 present. The bill provides for a new round of lay-offs and wage cuts in the public sector as well as the dissolution of the municipal police.
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*[[July 20]]: [[Kostas Douvalidis]] breaks the Greek record in the [[110m hurdles]] with a time of 13.34.
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===August===
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*[[August 2]]: Civil servants protest, throughout [[Greece]], the planned mass layoff of teachers, hospital workers and other public servants.
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*[[August 7]]: An earthquake, measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, destroys hundreds of homes in the [[Phthiotis prefecture]] of [[Greece]].
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*[[August 8]]: PM [[Antonis Samaras]] meets with US president Obama in Washington, DC.
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*[[August 10]]: Migrants riot at Amygdaleza detention centre. Ten Greek officers are injured before calm is restored.
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*[[August 14]]: The Eurozone emerges from recession after a record 18 months of economic contraction. Across the bloc, GDP grew by 0.3% in the second quarter of 2013, slightly ahead of forecasts. In Greece, GDP shrank by 4.6%.
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*[[August 21]]: [[Hellenic Public Television]] ([[EDT]]) broadcasts live for the very first time.
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*[[August 27]]: The [[Athens Stock Exchange]] General Index closes at 881.35 after losses of 4.08%.
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*[[August 30]]: Terzopoulos Publications announce that, after 48 years, they will cease to publish the Mickey Mouse magazine in [[Greece]] due to economic concerns.
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===September===
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*[[September 5]]: The [[Cyprus House of Representatives]] votes down by 23 to 21 two bills that were prerequisite to [[Cyprus]] receiving its second trance of bailout money.
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*[[September 6]]: The previously-rejected memorandum bills are passed by the [[Cyprus House of Representatives]] by 41 votes to 3.
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*[[September 16]]: Public sector workers begin a week of strikes to protest planned layoffs demanded by the foreign creditors of [[Greece]].
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*[[September 16]]: Two minor earthquakes strike [[Phthiotis prefecture]].
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*[[September 17]]: 34-year old rapper, Pavlos Fyssas, is murdered by members of [[Golden Dawn]] in [[Keratsini]].
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*[[September 24]]: Public sector workers go on strike to protest planned layoffs.
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*[[September 28]]: [[Golden Dawn]] leader, [[Nikos Michaloliakos]], his chief spokesman, [[Elias Kasidiaris]], and others are arrested on charges of "forming a criminal organisation".
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===October===
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*[[October 2]]: [[Golden Dawn]] spokesman, [[Elias Kasidiaris]], as well as  fellow MPs Elias Panagiotaros and Nikos Michos, are freed pending trial on criminal charges.
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*[[October 2]]: In a Champions' League group stage qualifier, [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] defeat Anderlecht, in Belgium, 3-0 on a [[Kostas Mitroglou]] hat trick.
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*[[October 3]]: [[Golden Dawn]] leader, [[Nikos Michaloliakos]], is ordered to remain in custody pending trial.
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*[[October 7]]: Former [[PASOK]] minister [[Akis Tsochatzopoulos]] is found guilty of embezzlement and money laundering. He receives a 20-year prison sentence.
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*[[October 12]]: A powerful earthquake (6.2 on the Richter scale) strikes just off the coast of [[Chania]], [[Crete]].
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*[[October 16]]: A four-year old blonde-haired, green-eyed girl, named Maria, is found at a gypsy camp in [[Farsala]], [[Thessaly]]. The gypsy couple who posed as her parents are placed under arrest for kidnapping and falsification of birth records.
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*[[October 24]]: Bulgarian authorities discover the true mother of four-year old Maria: she is a 35-year old Bulgarian gypsy who had worked in [[Greece]].
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===November===
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*[[November 1]]: Two members of the [[Golden Dawn]] party are shot dead outside their party's headquarters in [[Neo Iraklio]].
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*[[November 6]]: Public and private sector workers stage a general strike throughout [[Greece]] protesting continued government cuts.
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*[[November 7]]: Greek riot police storm the headquarters of former public broadcaster [[ERT]] and forcibly remove employees who had been occupying the site since its shutdown five months ago.
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*[[November 11]]: [[Greece]]'s conservative-led coalition defeat, by 153 to 124, an opposition-sponsored ([[SYRIZA]]) motion to topple the government but lose one lawmaker (Theodora Tzakri) who is expelled after backing the opposition.
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*[[November 15]]: Twelve illegal immigrants, including four children, drown after their boat capsizes just off [[Lefkada]] in the [[Ionian Sea]].
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*[[November 15]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] defeat Romania 3-1, at [[Karaiskaki Stadium]], in leg 1 of the World Cup playoffs.
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*[[November 19]]: PM [[Antonis Samaras]] attends the funeral of [[Cypriot]] President [[Glafkos Clerides]].
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*[[November 19]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] qualify for the finals of the 2014 World Cup after a 1-1 draw against Romania in Bucharest.
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*[[November 29]]: Moody's upgrades Greece's government bond rating two notches - from C to Caa3 - with a stable outlook.
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===December===
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*[[December 1]]: [[Nicholas Papadopoulos]] is elected president of the [[Democratic Party of Cyprus]].
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*[[December 6]]: [[National Football Team|Greece]] draw Colombia, Ivory Coast and Japan in the group stage of the 2014 World Cup.
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*[[December 10]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] advance to the last 16 of the Champions League after a 3-1 victory over Anderlecht that saw them earn three penalties and end the game with a three-man advantage.
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*[[December 17]]: Former [[Minister for Transport and Communications (Greece)|Transport]] and [[Minister for Culture (Greece)|Culture]] Minister, [[Michalis Liapis]], is arrested driving a car with fake license plates and no insurance. Liapis is a nephew of the late PM and President [[Constantine Karamanlis]].
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*[[December 30]]: Unknown gunmen attack the German ambassador's residence [[Chalandri]] firing some sixty shots at his house.
  
 
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*[[March 2]]: [[Giorgos Kolokithas]], basketball player
 
*[[March 2]]: [[Giorgos Kolokithas]], basketball player
 
*[[March 14]]: [[Andrew Athens]], [[Greek-American]] President of the Council for Hellenes Abroad
 
*[[March 14]]: [[Andrew Athens]], [[Greek-American]] President of the Council for Hellenes Abroad
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===May===
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*[[May 21]]: [[Thomas Protopapas]], TV actor
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*[[May 23]]: [[Georges Moustaki]], singer, songwriter
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*[[May 28]]: [[Fotis Polymeris]], singer
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===June===
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*[[June 18]]: [[Takis Raptopoulos]], footballer
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===August===
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*[[August 28]]: [[Michalis Aslanis]], fashion designer.
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===September===
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*[[September 1]]: [[Pal Csernay]], coach of [[PAOK FC]] ([[1983]] - [[1984]])
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*[[September 2]]: [[Anna Chrysafi]], singer
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*[[September 27]]: [[Poly Panou]], singer
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===October===
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*[[October 7]]: [[Giorgos Amerikanos]], [[basketball]] player
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*[[October 13]]: [[Filippos Syrigos]], sports journalist
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*[[October 24]]: [[Andros Miamiliotis]], [[Cypriot]] footballer
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*[[October 30]]: [[Nikos Foskolos]], mystery writer
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===November===
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*[[November 8]]: [[Dimitris Mavropoulos]], footballer.
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*[[November 15]]: [[Glafkos Clerides]], president of [[Cyprus]].
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*[[November 20]]: [[Kostas Papazoglou]], footballer
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*[[November 30]]: [[Takis Synetopoulos]], footballer
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===December===
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*[[December 4]]: [[Konstantinos Drakatos]], member and president of the [[Academy of Athens]].
  
 
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Events

January

February

March

  • March 4: Former Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos is sentenced to eight years in jail and a €520,000 fine for failure to disclose certain assets during his term as MP.
  • March 4: PM Antonis Samaras meets with Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul and sign 25 bilateral pacts.
  • March 10: Olympiakos clinch their 40th football championship with a 3-0 home win against AEK.
  • March 16: Eurozone finance ministers agree a €10 billion bailout package for Cyprus. Bank depositors race to withdraw their money as the terms include a haircut on their accounts: Those with deposits of more than 100,000 euros are to be charged 9.9% and those with less 6.75% of their deposits.
  • March 19: The Cyprus House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejects the terms of the EU bailout package. 36 MPs vote "no" while 19 DISY members abstain.
  • March 21: Standard and Poor's downgrades the sovereign rating of Cyprus from CCC+ to CCC.
  • March 22: The Cyprus House of Representatives approves nine bills to raise €5.8 billion in order to receive bailout aid from the EU.
  • March 25: Eurozone finance ministers agree terms with Cyprus for a €10 billion bailout package. Under the terms - which focus on the Popular Bank - all accounts under €100,000 will be guaranteed while those above that amount will receive a "haircut".
  • March 28: Banks reopen in Cyprus after nearly two weeks of being shut. Restrictions are imposed on transactions and the flow of capital.
  • March 31: Panathinaikos sack coach Fabri Gonzalez after a disappointing 0-1 loss to Platanias.

April

May

June

July

August

  • August 2: Civil servants protest, throughout Greece, the planned mass layoff of teachers, hospital workers and other public servants.
  • August 7: An earthquake, measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, destroys hundreds of homes in the Phthiotis prefecture of Greece.
  • August 8: PM Antonis Samaras meets with US president Obama in Washington, DC.
  • August 10: Migrants riot at Amygdaleza detention centre. Ten Greek officers are injured before calm is restored.
  • August 14: The Eurozone emerges from recession after a record 18 months of economic contraction. Across the bloc, GDP grew by 0.3% in the second quarter of 2013, slightly ahead of forecasts. In Greece, GDP shrank by 4.6%.
  • August 21: Hellenic Public Television (EDT) broadcasts live for the very first time.
  • August 27: The Athens Stock Exchange General Index closes at 881.35 after losses of 4.08%.
  • August 30: Terzopoulos Publications announce that, after 48 years, they will cease to publish the Mickey Mouse magazine in Greece due to economic concerns.

September

October

November

  • November 1: Two members of the Golden Dawn party are shot dead outside their party's headquarters in Neo Iraklio.
  • November 6: Public and private sector workers stage a general strike throughout Greece protesting continued government cuts.
  • November 7: Greek riot police storm the headquarters of former public broadcaster ERT and forcibly remove employees who had been occupying the site since its shutdown five months ago.
  • November 11: Greece's conservative-led coalition defeat, by 153 to 124, an opposition-sponsored (SYRIZA) motion to topple the government but lose one lawmaker (Theodora Tzakri) who is expelled after backing the opposition.
  • November 15: Twelve illegal immigrants, including four children, drown after their boat capsizes just off Lefkada in the Ionian Sea.
  • November 15: Greece defeat Romania 3-1, at Karaiskaki Stadium, in leg 1 of the World Cup playoffs.
  • November 19: PM Antonis Samaras attends the funeral of Cypriot President Glafkos Clerides.
  • November 19: Greece qualify for the finals of the 2014 World Cup after a 1-1 draw against Romania in Bucharest.
  • November 29: Moody's upgrades Greece's government bond rating two notches - from C to Caa3 - with a stable outlook.

December

Deaths

January

March

May

June

August

September

October

November

December

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