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The Greek Civil Aviation announces that Greece has lifted their COVID-19 restrictions for domestic and foreign flights. Passengers will still be required to wear a mask.
2022-05-1

Police in Star Dojran, North Macedonia discover 42 migrants hiding in a truck. Authorities say that most of the migrants were of Syrian descent and were likely travelling through Greece.
2021-11-8

Eighty migrants cross to Aegean Islands Lesbos and Samos overnight after Turkey opens its border with Greece.
2020-02-29

Citizens of Greece go to the polls to vote for the next members of the Hellenic Parliament.
2019-07-7

The Hellenic Parliament passes a bill legalising the use of medical cannabis in Greece. New Democracy, Communist Party, Golden Dawn and the Union of Centrists voted against the government-sponsored bill.
2018-03-2

Eurozone leaders agree on a bailout deal for Greece providing the Hellenic Parliament passes reforms into law by July 15.
2015-07-13

Greece submits a list of eleven reforms it will proceed with to secure a loan extension.
2015-02-24

Trade unions in Greece call a general strike in protest against continuing austerity measures.
2012-09-26

Amid major riots and a general strike, the Hellenic Parliament approves a highly controversial package of austerity measures aimed at resolving Greece's ongoing debt crisis. The austerity measures include higher taxes and cuts to public sector wages.
2011-10-20

The Hellenic Parliament gives approval in principle to further austerity measures, as street protests in Athens turn violent amid Greece's worsening economic crisis.
2011-10-19