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An evacuation is ordered due to an explosion of an ammunition dump of an air force base in Nea Anchialos, Magnesia, Greece, due to the ongoing wildfires.
2023-07-27

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian calls for a "coordinated European response" to recent Turkish aggression towards Greece and Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean, saying "Europe needs to leave the age of innocence behind and shape its own destiny".
2020-08-31

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

Greece demands an explanation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after an apparent leaked transcript suggested the IMF may threaten to pull out of the country's bailout as a tactic to force European lenders to offer more debt relief. Whistleblowing site WikiLeaks published what it said was the transcript of a March 19 conference call of three senior IMF officials discussing tactics to apply pressure on Greece, Germany and the EU to reach a deal in April.
2016-04-2

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

Greece and its creditors harden their stances after the collapse of talks aimed at preventing a default.
2015-06-15

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