Difference between revisions of "2024"

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January 8: Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides announces a cabinet reshuffle

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 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 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 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 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.

August 4: Lefteris Petrounias earns a bronze medal in the men's rings at the Paris Olympiad. It is his third medal in as many Olympic Games.
August 5: The Athens Stock Exchange general index crashes 6.27% to close at 1,341.23 points.
August 6: Miltiadis Tentoglou wins gold in the long jump at the Paris Olympics.
August 12: Hundreds of firefighters battle major forest fires just north of Athens.

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 *[[August 5]]: The [[Athens Stock Exchange]] general index crashes 6.27% to close at 1,341.23 points.
 *[[August 6]]: [[Miltiadis Tentoglou]] wins gold in the [[long jump]] at the Paris Olympics.
+*[[August 12]]: Hundreds of firefighters battle major forest fires just north of [[Athens]].
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