The Belgian Federal Police arrest Greek MEP and European Parliament vice-president Eva Kaili following an investigation into corruption tied to lobbying efforts in support of Qatar. Kaili's political parties, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement and the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, have both suspended her membership. 2022-12-9
Greece begins to introduce monthly fines for people over the age of 60 who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 amid an increase in the number of new cases in the country. The monthly fine will initially be €50 this month and will be €100 per month thereafter. 2022-01-17
Greece reports a record for the third consecutive day of 28,828 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,134,713. 2021-12-29
A rare Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone (medicane), with winds up to 120 km-h (75 mph), kills three people as it passes over Greece heading toward the island of Crete. About 5,000 homes in Karditsa, Greece, were affected by flooding and heavy winds. One person is still reported missing. 2020-09-19
Egypt and Greece sign a bilateral agreement which establishes a new exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Eastern Mediterranean between the two countries. The agreement prompts anger from Turkey, with the Turkish Foreign Ministry describing the deal as "null and void". 2020-08-6
Citizens of Greece go to the polls to vote for the next members of the Hellenic Parliament. 2019-07-7
Reuters reports that it has seen a draft memorandum generated by the International Monetary Fund that describes the debt owed by Greece to its European partners as "highly unsustainable." 2016-04-12
The eurozone will pay out of 43.7 billion euros in loans to Greece from December 13 for reducing Greece's debt. 2012-11-27
The President of Greece, Karolos Papoulias, fails to broker a coalition deal between Greece's major political parties. 2012-05-13
People in Greece protest against the latest austerity measures imposed on their country, as more senior politicians resign. 2012-02-10