2026 in Greece
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Events in the year 2026 in Greece.
Events
January
- 4 January – A massive interference on aviation radio frequencies causes a total shutdown of Greek airspace, causing major disruptions nationwide.[1]
- 15 January – A court in Lesbos acquits 24 volunteer rescuers from the nonprofit Emergency Response Centre International, including Syrian swimmer Sarah Mardini, on charges of human trafficking over their efforts to rescue migrants arriving in Greece from Turkey.[2]
- 21 January – Two people are killed in separate storm-related incidents in Glyfada and Astros.[3]
- 26 January – Five people are killed in an explosion at the Violanta biscuit factory near Trikala.[4]
February
- 3 February – A speedboat carrying migrants collides with a patrol vessel of the Hellenic Coast Guard off Chios, killing 15 people.[5]
- 8 February – A mob attack on riot police results in 313 arrests following a raid at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.[6]
- 21 February – A boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of Kaloi Limenes, Crete, killing four passengers and leaving 30 others missing.[7]
March
- 2 March – The government orders the deployment of two frigates and two F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus in response to Iranian drone strikes on the island amid the 2026 Iran conflict.[8]
- 8 March – A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hits Epirus, damaging around 140 houses.[9]
- 16 March – A Frontex patrol boat carrying the Estonian ambassador capsizes off Kastellorizo, injuring four people.[10]
April
- 3 April – Prime minister Mitsotakis conducts a cabinet reshuffle amid criticism over the improper use of agrarian subsidies from the EU by MPs, resulting in the removal of Agriculture Minister Kostas Tsiaras, Civil Protection Minister Yiannis Kefalogiannis, and Deputy Health Minister Dimitris Vartzopoulos.[11]
- 8 April – The government announces a ban on people under 15 years old from accessing social media effective in 2027.[12]
- 28 April – Four people are injured in separate shootings carried out by the same gunman in Athens.[13]
Holidays
Source:[14]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 January – Epiphany
- 23 February – Clean Monday
- 25 March – Greek Independence Day
- 10 April – Orthodox Good Friday
- 12 April – Orthodox Easter Sunday
- 13 April – Orthodox Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 31 May – Orthodox Whit Sunday
- 1 June – Orthodox Whit Monday
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 28 October – Greek National Anniversary Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Synaxis of the Mother of God
Deaths
- 4 January – Giorgos Papadakis, 74, journalist and television presenter.[15]
- 15 January – Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, 83, South African-born Greek-Spanish royal.[16]
- 15 February – Anna Benaki-Psarouda, 91, President of the Hellenic Parliament (2004–2007), minister of justice (1992–1993) and culture (1989, 1991–1992).[17]
- 28 March – Marinella, 87, singer.[18]
