2025 in Greece
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Events in the year 2025 in Greece.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Katerina Sakellaropoulou (until 13 March); Konstantinos Tasoulas (since 13 March)
- Prime Minister: Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 25 January – 2025 Greek presidential election (first round): No candidate wins a majority in the Hellenic Parliament.[1]
- 28 January – A Turkish national is arrested after the Hellenic Coast Guard recovers 61 firearms and nearly 3,000 rounds of ammunition from a boat off the coast of Alexandroupoli.[2]
- 31 January – 2025 Greek presidential election (second round): No candidate wins a majority in the Hellenic Parliament.[3]
February
[edit]- 3 February – A closure of schools and restrictions of large public gatherings is implemented in Santorini due to an earthquake swarm. School closures are also declared in the nearby islands of Amorgos, Anafi and Ios.[4]
- 6 February –
- 2025 Greek presidential election (third round): No candidate wins a majority in the Hellenic Parliament.[5]
- Christos Triantopoulos resigns as deputy minister for civil protection following allegations that he had tampered with evidence related to the Tempi train crash in 2023.[6]
- A state of emergency is declared in Santorini due to the ongoing earthquake swarm.[7]
- 12 February – 2025 Greek presidential election (fourth and final round): Former parliament speaker Konstantinos Tasoulas is elected President of Greece after winning 160 of 300 votes in the Hellenic Parliament.[8]
March
[edit]- 13 March – Konstantinos Tasoulas is inaugurated as president.[9]
- 10 March – Niki MP Nikolaos Papadopoulos and a companion are arrested for vandalizing an exhibition at the National Gallery in Athens that they claim as offensive to Eastern Orthodoxy.[10]
- 14 March – Prime Minister Mitsotakis implements a cabinet reshuffle, resulting in the appointment of Makis Voridis as migration minister and the transfer of digital governance minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis to the finance ministry.[11]
- 15 March – Moody's raises the country's credit status to Baa3, making it the last major ratings agency to lift junk status on Greek government bonds that began during the Greek government-debt crisis in 2010.[12]
- 18 March – Roula Pispirigou receives two additional life sentences for murdering her daughters as part of the Patras sisters death case.[13]
- 31 March – A closure of schools and non-essential traffic is declared in Paros and Mykonos due to floods caused by heavy rain.[14]
April
[edit]- 3 April – A boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Lesbos, killing seven passengers.[15]
- 9 April – A general strike causes nationwide disruptions to transportation.[16]
- 11 April – A bomb is detonated outside the offices of Hellenic Train in Athens. No casualties are reported, while the group Revolutionary Class Struggle claims responsibility.[17]
- 12 April – Riots break out in the Exarchia neighbourhood of Athens, resulting in 72 people arrests and injuries to one police officer.[18]
- 14 April – A boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Farmakonisi, killing two passengers.[19]
- 23 April – At least 34 ancient artefacts are recovered in a sting operation in Crete that leads to the arrest of six suspected smugglers.[20]
May
[edit]- 3 May – One person is killed in the self-detonation of a bomb being planted by the victim in Thessaloniki.[21]
- 14 May – A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits off the coast of Kasos, prompting a tsunami warning that passes without incident.[22]
- 17 May – Greece finishes in sixth place at Eurovision 2025 in Switzerland.[23]
- 18 May – An earthquake swarm hits Euboea, damaging more than 50 structures.[24]
- 22 May – A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Crete, causing extensive damage in the Heraklion area.[25][26]
- 23 May – A monk is injured in clashes between rival Eastern Orthodox factions at the Esphigmenou Monastery in Mount Athos.[27]
- 24 May – An undersea electricity cable connecting Crete to mainland Greece is completed as part of the Great Sea Interconnector project.[28]
- 28 May – A group of National Intelligence Service officers are fired upon during a surveillance operation at a gas station in Thessaloniki. Five Turkish suspects are arrested.[29]
June
[edit]- 3 June – Ten officials from the Hellenic Fire Service and other civil protection agencies are convicted of negligence over the 2018 Attica wildfires.[30] Four of them are sentenced to five years' imprisonment the next day.[31]
- 5 June – A strike is held in Paros by restaurant owners in protest over zoning restrictions against them using the island's harbour beachfront.[32]
- 7 June – The bodies of 14 people believed to have been killed during the Greek Civil War are discovered buried underneath a park near Thessaloniki.[33]
- 10 June – The Hellenic Parliament expels far-right Spartans party leader Vasilis Stigkas and two other Spartans MPs after being convicted of proxying for a convicted member of the Golden Dawn party.[34]
- 18–29 June – EuroBasket Women 2025 in Czech Republic, Germany, Greece and Italy.[35][36]
- 22 June –
- A wildfire breaks out in Chios, prompting the evacuation of 20 villages and a reception center for Turkish migrants. The government declares a state of emergency on the island.[37][38][39]
- An Azerbaijani national is arrested on suspicion of spying on the Crete Naval Base.[40]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[41]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 January – Epiphany
- 3 March – Clean Monday
- 25 March – Greek Independence Day
- 18 April – Labour Day
- 19 April – Orthodox Good Friday
- 20 April – Orthodox Easter Sunday
- 21 April – Orthodox Easter Monday
- 8 June – Orthodox Whit Sunday
- 9 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
[edit]January
[edit]- 5 January – Costas Simitis, 88, Prime Minister of Greece (1996-2004).[42]
- 6 January – Stella Greka, 102, singer and actress.[43]
- 19 January – Kaiti Grey, 100, singer.[44]
- 24 January – Mimis Domazos, 83, footballer (Panathinaikos, AEK Athens, national team).[45]
- 25 January – Anastasios of Albania, 95, Greek-Albanian Orthodox prelate, archbishop of Tirana and All Albania (since 1992).
- 26 January – Yannis Ziagas, 84, politician, MEP (1982–1984), MP (1985–1993, 1996–2000).[46]
February
[edit]- 1 February – Ilias Kostopanagiotou, 81, politician, MP (2015–2019).[47]
- 10 February – Takis Ikonomopoulos, 81, footballer (Panathinaikos, Apollon Athens, national team).[48]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Greece arrests a Turkish man after search of a drifting boat turns up large weapons stash". AP News. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ Kowalenko, Charlie (2025-01-31). "Second Round Of Presidential Election In Greece Again Fails To Elect New President". Greek City Times. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ "Santorini on alert as tremors rattle Greek island". BBC. 2025-02-03. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ "Tasoulas Falls Short Again; Final Presidential Vote February 12". tovima.com. 2025-02-06. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ "Greek deputy civil protection minister resigns over rail disaster site tampering claim". AP News. 2025-02-06. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ "Earthquake surge prompts state of emergency on Greek island of Santorini". AP News. 2025-02-06. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ "Greece's new president is a leading advocate of bringing home the Parthenon sculptures from Britain". AP News. 2025-02-12. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ^ "A veteran conservative lawmaker is sworn in as Greece's new president". AP News. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Greek lawmaker attacks paintings in Athens' National Gallery, claiming they are offensive". AP News. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Greek PM reshuffles cabinet after dent in approval ratings. Hard-liner named as migration minister". AP News. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Greek government debt upgraded to investment grade, closing the door on a painful era". AP News. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Nurse given 3 life sentences for killing her 3 daughters in Greece in case that gripped public for years - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ^ "Greek islands Paros and Mykonos close schools, ban traffic as severe storms cause destruction". AP News. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "More than a dozen migrants die as boats sink off Greece and Turkey". AP News. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Nationwide strike for better pay brings Greece to standstill". Al Jazeera. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "New armed extremist group claims responsibility for bombing near Greece's rail headquarters". AP News. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ Ahmed, Jabed (14 April 2025). "More than 70 arrested during Athens riots after Molotov cocktails thrown at police". The Independent. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- ^ "2 bodies, 39 survivors found on Greek island after a suspected migrant boat sinking". AP News. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Dozens of ancient artifacts seized in Greek island smuggling raid". AP News. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Woman dies when a bomb she is carrying explodes in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police say". AP News. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "Greece issues tsunami warning after strong earthquake". DW. 2025-05-14. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ "Austria's JJ triumphs at Eurovision 2025 amid anti-Israel protests". France 24. 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ "Earthquake Activity Persists on Greek Island of Euboea; Schools Remain Closed". Novinite. 2025-05-19. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ "Σεισμός στην Κρήτη: Πτώσεις σοβάδων και μπαλκόνια που "κρέμονται" - Εικόνες από τις ζημιές". Parapolitika (in Greek). 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
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- ^ "Greek monk hospitalized after monastery clash linked to decades-old dispute". AP News. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Greece hooks up an undersea power link to Crete that's key to Mediterranean grid expansion". AP News. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Turkish nationals appear in Greek court after shooting incident with police in Thessaloniki". AP News. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Former top Greek fire officials convicted over deadly blaze, victims' relatives angry at acquittals". AP News. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Greek court jails 4 officials over botched evacuation during deadly wildfire near Athens". AP News. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Restaurants strike on popular Greek tourist island over beach clampdown". France 24. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ "More bodies of executed civil war-era prisoners uncovered under Greek city park". AP News. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Lawmakers expelled from Greece's parliament over ties to jailed far-right politician". AP News. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 champions to be crowned at iconic Peace and Friendship Stadium". 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Gialleli, Sofia (11 December 2023). "Η πρωταθλήτρια Ευρώπης 2025 θα στεφθεί στο ΣΕΦ (pics)".
- ^ "More evacuation orders issued as firefighters battle major wildfire on the Greek island of Chios". AP News. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Jones, Timothy (2025-06-23). "Greece: Wildfires continue to rage on Chios". DW via Reuters. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ^ "Greek island of Chios declares emergency as wildfires rage for second day". Reuters. 2025-06-23. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ^ "Greece probes Azerbaijani arrested for espionage for links to Iran". Al Jazeera. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Greece Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88". AP News. 2025-01-05. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ "Στέλλα Γκρέκα - 6 Ιανουαρίου 2025". www.ert.gr (in Greek). 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ "Πέθανε η σπουδαία τραγουδίστρια Καίτη Γκρέυ σε ηλικία 100 ετών". ProtoThema (in Greek). 2025-01-19. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- ^ "Πέθανε ο Μίμης Δομάζος – Δεν άντεξε μετά την ανακοπή που υπέστη". protothema.gr (in Greek). 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Πέθανε ο Γιάννης Ζιάγκας". MAG24 (in Greek). 26 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Πέθανε ο πρώην βουλευτής Ηλίας Κωστοπαναγιώτου". Eleftheros Typos (in Greek). 1 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
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