2024 in Greece

Events in the year 2024 in Greece.

Incumbents

 * President: Katerina Sakellaropoulou
 * Prime Minister: Kyriakos Mitsotakis

February

 * 6 February: The island of Aegina is left without drinking water after an explosion disables a 12-kilometer-long (7.5-mile) undersea fresh water pipeline. Greater Athens governor Nikos Hardalias calls it an act of sabotage.
 * 12 February: A man opens fire at a shipping company in Glyfada, killing three people, before killing himself.
 * 15 February: The Hellenic Parliament votes 176-76 to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption, making it the first Eastern Orthodox country to do so.

March

 * 28 March: Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis survives a no-confidence motion filed by the PASOK party over allegations that it mishandled the investigation into the Tempi train crash in 2023.

May

 * 3 May: Nikolaos Michaloliakos, the leader of the far-right Golden Dawn party, is granted early release following a legal request and on account of his elderly age, albeit with several conditions such as a ban on traveling outside the greater Athens area. However, the decision is overturned by another panel of judges following an appeal, leading to his arrest on 3 June.
 * 16 May: Forty-two migrants and rescued and three others are reported missing after their vessel undergoes an emergency south of Crete.
 * 19 May: PAOK wins its fourth Greek championship after beating city rivals Aris 1-2 away on the final matchday of the season.
 * 21 May: A court in Kalamata acquits nine Egyptians on charges of human trafficking and manslaughter relating to the 2023 Messenia migrant boat disaster, citing a lack of jurisdiction due to the incident occurring in international waters.

June

 * 9 June – 2024 European Parliament election
 * 12 June – Papoura Hill Circular Structure: The Ministry of Culture announces the discovery of a large Bronze Age-era Minoan architectural construction used between 2000–1700 BCE at the construction site of the Kasteli Airport in Crete.
 * 13 June – A heatwave forces authorities to close the Acropolis for visits during the afternoon.
 * 21 June:
 * A wildfire caused by fireworks coming from a yacht destroys 75 acres of pine forest in Hydra. The vessel's crew is subsequently arrested.
 * A volunteer firefighter dies during operations against wildfires in Elis.
 * 27 June – A police officer is injured in a firebomb attack on the residence of Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece president Ioanna Klapa outside Athens.

July

 * 1 July – Law 5053/2023, which allows a six-day work week for several industries, officially comes into effect.
 * 3 July – MP for Crete and former minister Lefteris Avgenakis is expelled from the ruling New Democracy party following an altercation with an employee at Athens International Airport.
 * 4 July – Anti-terrorism police arrest seven people over arson attacks against an Israeli-owned hotel and a synagogue in central Athens.
 * 20 July – A border guard is shot and injured while on patrol along the Evros River forming the border with Turkey.

Holidays
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 * 1 January - New Year's Day
 * 6 January - Epiphany
 * 18 March - Clean Monday
 * 25 March - Greek Independence Day
 * 1 May - Labour Day
 * 3 May - Orthodox Good Friday
 * 5 May - Orthodox Easter Sunday
 * 6 May - Orthodox Easter Monday
 * 23 June - Orthodox Whit Sunday
 * 24 June - Orthodox Whit Monday
 * 15 August - Assumption Day
 * 28 October - Greek National Anniversary Day
 * 25 December - Christmas Day
 * 26 December – Glorifying Mother of God

Deaths

 * 6 January – Iasos, 76, Greek-born American musician.
 * 15 January – Georgios Darivas, 97, football player (Olympiacos, national team) and manager (Olympiacos).
 * 20 January – Charis Kostopoulos, 59, singer-songwriter.
 * 9 June - Michael Mosley (broadcaster), British doctor and TV presenter who died after he went on a tour.