2018

Events

January

• January 17: Notorious crime boss, Vasilis Stefanakos, is gunned down, in front of his house, in Haidari.
• January 28: The first round of the Cypriot presidential elections is held. Incumbent Nikos Anastasiades takes first place with 35.5% of the vote while Stavros Malas finishes second with 30.24%.

February

• February 4: A huge demonstration takes place in Athens as tens of thousands protest against the Tsipras government compromise deal with FYROM over the use of "Macedonia".
• February 4: Nikos Anastasiades wins re-election as Cyprus president after defeating Stavros Malas (56% - 44%) in a runoff.
• February 17: AEK defeat Olympiakos 88-83 to life the Greek Basketball Cup.
• February 21: Moody’s ratings agency upgrades Greece’s credit rating by two notches to B3.

March

• March 1: Two Greek soldiers, who had strayed across the Greco-Turkish border near Kastanies, are held by Turkish authorities for trial.

Deaths

• January 2: Eugene Gerards, coach of OFI FC for 15 years.
• January 11: Takis Loukanidis, footballer.
• January 13: Aristides Roubanis, basketball player