2007

Events

January 12: The U.S. Embassy in Athens was hit by a rocket in an attack that anonymous callers claimed was staged by a left-wing group. Police said the attack was carried out by a domestic terror group. 　There were no casualties.
January 16: Students and teachers take to the streets in Athens to protest the Government-sponsored Education Reform Bill 16.
January 27:Sotiris Ninis (Panathinaikos), at the age of 16 years, 9 months and 24 days joins the list of soccer players under 17 to score in the Greek top soccer division (Panathinaikos - Panionios 2-0).

February 3: Louis Tsatoumas breaks the Greek indoor record for the long jump with 8.17m.
February 9: The body of Yiannis Vartholomeos, head of the Social Insurance Institute (IKA), was found in the stairwell of an apartment block in the central Zografou area.
February 14: Vasilis Tsiartas retires from football
February 17: Greek-Australian Michael Katsidis wins the World Boxing Organisation interim lightweight title by defeating Graham Earl.
February 25: Olympic judo champion Ilias Iliadis wins gold medal at Super World Cup in Hamburg in 90-kilo division
February 25: Greek-Australian film producer George Miller wins an Oscar for best animated feature with his penguin-dancing film Happy Feet.

March 15: Russia, Bulgaria and Greece signed a tripartite inter-state agreement in Athens, opening the way for the construction of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline, connecting the western Black Sea with the Mediterranean.
March 24: Greece are defeated 4-1 at Karaiskaki Stadium by Turkey in a Euro 2008 qualifier.
March 25: Panathinaikos win the Greek Basketball Cup for the third year running by defeating AGO Rethymno 87-48
March 29: A 25-year old fan is killed during riots in Athens, prior to a women's volleyball game between Panathinaikos and Olympiakos.
March 31: Greek authorities suspend all team matches until April 13, following the death of a fan in a pre-arranged battle between rival club supporters.

April 27: Employment minister Savvas Tsitouridis resigns after weeks of government criticism that followed the discovery that a state pension fund had overpaid € 4.8 million (US$6.4 million) for state bonds.

May 5: AE Larisa defeat Panathinaikos 2-1 to capture the Greek Football Cup.
May 6: Panathinaikos claim their fourth European basketball title as they defeat CSKA Moscow 93-91.
May 12: Sarbel sang Ya Sou, Maria representing Greece at the Eurovision 2007 song contest in Helsinki, Finland. He finished outside the top 5.
May 12: Rivaldo quits Olympiakos after negotiations for a contract extension break down.
May 16: The European Commission concludes that Cyprus fulfils the necessary conditions to adopt the euro and proposes that Cyprus do so on 1 January 2008.
May 29: Rivaldo signs with AEK Athens a two year deal.

June 11: Archbishop Christodoulos, the head of the Church of Greece, was hospitalized in Athens with symptoms of gastroenteritis.
June 12: Archbishop Christodoulos undergoes surgery Tuesday to prevent narrowing of his large intestine.
June 18: Nikos Galis is inducted into the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Hall of Fame
June 20: Panathinaikos beat rival Olympiakos 89-76 to win its fifth straight Greek league basketball title and completing the season as a triple crown winner -- championship, cup and European Championship.
June 21: Christodoulos was diagnosed with a "treatable" type of liver cancer in tandem with an "unrelated" malignant growth in the large intestine, which was removed via surgery last week.
June 28: Forest fires, caused by one of the worst heat waves in years, claimed the lives of two people in Thessaly.