2006

Events

January

• January 29: Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis plays against Roger Federer in the mens' final of the Australian Open. Baghdatis takes the first set but eventually loses 3-1 sets.

February

• February 2: The Greek government confirms that Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and several ministers had their mobile phones tapped for more than a year - begining before the Athens Olympics in 2004 and lasting until March 2005.
• February 14: Dora Bakoyianni is appointed Foreign Minister by PM Costas Karamanlis.

April

• April 16: A passenger train crashes into a truck, at a crossing near Drama, killing four people and injuring 40.

Deaths

January

• January 7: Leon Karapanagiotis, Newspaper publisher

March

• March 15: George Rallis, politician and Prime Minister