2023

Events

January 16: The funeral of former King Constantine II is held in Athens.
January 27: The government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis survives a no-confidence motion put forth by opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, over a wiretapping scandal targeting politicians, army top brass and journalists.
January 27: Stefanos Tsitsipas defeats Karen Khachanov to reach the final of the Australian Open.
January 27: Fitch Ratings upgrade Greece’s credit rating to BB+ with a stable outlook.
January 29: Stefanos Tsitsipas loses to Serbia's Novak Djokovic 3-0 sets in the final of the Australian Open.

February 5: The first round of the presidential elections is held in Cyprus. Nikos Christodoulides receives 32.04% of the vote. Andreas Mavroyiannis finishes second with 29.60%. The two will meet in a runoff.
February 8: The Hellenic Parliament passes a controversial bill barring parties from the legislature whose leaders have been convicted of serious crimes and are deemed a potential threat to democracy. The measure is aimed specifically at the "National Party - Hellenes" party whose leader, Elias Kasidiaris, is currently in jail.
February 9: A Greek EMAK mission flies out to Turkey, in the aftermath of a 7.8 earthquake, to assist in rescue operations.
February 12: Nikos Christodoulides is elected President of Cyprus defeating Andreas Mavroyiannis. Christodoulides received 51.97% of the vote to 48.03% of his opponent.
February 28: A passenger train, carrying hundreds of people, collides at high speed with an oncoming freight train, killing at least 36 near Tempe.

March 1: As the death toll rises to 46, Kostas Karamanlis resigns as Minister for Transport.
March 2: Greeks take to the streets to protest the neglect of their transport system which led to the Tempe tragedy.

February 17: Moses Elisaf, mayor of Ioannina, the first Jewish mayor of a Greek city.