Events in the year 2024 in Greece.
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Incumbents
Events
- 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.
- 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.
- 3 May: Nikolaos Michaloliakos the leader of Far Right Nationalist Golden Dawn 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.
Holidays
Source:
- 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.