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*[[May 29]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] defeat Fiorentina 1-0 (aet) to take the Conference League Cup, marking the first time a Greek team has ever won a senior UEFA competition. | *[[May 29]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] defeat Fiorentina 1-0 (aet) to take the Conference League Cup, marking the first time a Greek team has ever won a senior UEFA competition. | ||
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| + | *[[June 9]]: In the elections held for the European Parliament, [[New Democracy]] receives 28.31% of the votes against 14.91% of [[SYRIZA]] and 12.79% of [[PASOK]]. Jailed [[Northern Epirus]] mayor, [[Freddy Beleris]], is elected MEP under the flag of [[New Democracy]]. | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
Revision as of 14:25, July 18, 2024
Events
January
- January 8: Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides announces a cabinet reshuffle
February
- February 8: More than 15,000 protest the government's plans to allow private universities in the country.
- February 15: The Hellenic Parliament legalises same-sex marriages by a 176 to 76 vote.
- February 18: Olympiakos defeat Panathinaikos 69-58 to lift the Greek Basketball Cup.
- February 20: Thousands of farmers descend upon Athens to protest against rising costs.
March
- March 2: Miltos Tentoglou wins gold in the long jump in the indoor championships at Glasgow.
- March 5: Ethnic Greek Fredi Beleri, who was elected mayor of Chimara, Northern Epirus in 2023, is sentenced to two years in jail by an Albanian court on trumped-up charges of vote buying.
- March 29: A magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Peloponnesos.
April
- April 14: Stefanos Tsitsipas defeats Casper Ruud 6-1 6-4 to win his third Monte Carlo Masters title in four years.
- April 18: Olympiakos qualify for the semi-finals of the European Conference League after defeating Fenerbahce 3-2 on penalties. Goalkeeper Kostas Tzolakis is the hero of the match saving three penalties.
- April 22: Olympiakos' youth team defeat AC Milan 3-0 to take the UEFA Youth League Cup, marking the first time a Greek team has ever won an UEFA competition.
May
- May 29: Olympiakos defeat Fiorentina 1-0 (aet) to take the Conference League Cup, marking the first time a Greek team has ever won a senior UEFA competition.
June
- June 9: In the elections held for the European Parliament, New Democracy receives 28.31% of the votes against 14.91% of SYRIZA and 12.79% of PASOK. Jailed Northern Epirus mayor, Freddy Beleris, is elected MEP under the flag of New Democracy.
Deaths
January
February
March
- March 6: Dimos Moutsis, composer
April
- April 6: Anestis Afendoulidis, footballer
- April 14: Yiannis Fertis, actor
June
- June 7: Despina Stylianopoulou, actress