2024
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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.
Deaths
January
February
March
- March 6: Dimos Moutsis, composer
April
- April 6: Anestis Afendoulidis, footballer
- April 14: Yiannis Fertis, actor