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Katerina Sakellaropoulou is sworn in President of Greece in the Hellenic Parliament and becomes the first woman to hold the office, succeeding Prokopis Pavlopoulos. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece, she suspends the protocol ceremony for the inauguration scheduled for Saturday 14 and no handshakes are allowed.
2020-03-13

The government of Greece submits more legislation to the Hellenic Parliament required by its creditors to start a bailout package.
2015-07-21

The Hellenic Parliament votes to approve the Greek bailout package despite many senior lawmakers from the ruling Syriza Party refusing to vote for the deal.
2015-07-15

The Hellenic Parliament passes a package of economic reforms to end the current stage of the debt crisis.
2015-07-11

The Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras says that Greece will hold a referendum on a bailout deal with creditors on July 5.
2015-06-26

The Hellenic Parliament passes a bill that will cut thousands of public sector jobs.
2013-07-18

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

Greek transport workers commence a two-day strike over the latest austerity measures passed by the Hellenic Parliament overnight.
2011-09-28

The Greek parliament votes in favor of austerity measures to deal with the country's economic crisis; global markets rise as a result.
2011-06-29

The Greek Parliament approves sweeping cuts in its budget; some Greeks disagree and protest.
2010-12-23