2015 in Greece

none 2015 The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Greece. Incumbents Photo Post Name 122x122px President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias (until March 13)Karolos Papoulias - Presidency of the Hellenic Republic https://www.presidency.gr/en/carolos-papoulias/ Presidency of the Hellenic Republic January 2, 2023Turner Barry The Statesman's yearbook: the politics, cultures and economies of the world : 2008 2007 Springer 9781349740246 549 https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZPlDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA549 en 122x122px President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos (starting March 13)Prokopis Pavlopoulos - Presidency of the Hellenic Republic https://www.presidency.gr/en/prokopis_pavlopoulos/ Presidency of the Hellenic Republic January 2, 2023122x122px Prime Minister of Greece Antonis Samaras (until January 26)Antonis Samaras - prime minister of Greece https://www.britannica.com/biography/Antonis-Samaras Encyclopedia Britannica January 2, 2023 en122x122px Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras (January 26 - August 27; starting September 27)Alexis Tsipras - prime minister of Greece https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexis-Tsipras Encyclopedia Britannica January 2, 2023 en122x122px Acting Prime Minister of Greece Vassiliki Thanou (August 27 - September 27)Vassiliki Thanou - prime minister of Greece https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vassiliki-Thanou Encyclopedia Britannica January 2, 2023 en122x122px Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Vangelis Meimarakis (until February 6)Vangelis Meimarakis - speaker of the Hellenic Parliament https://www.hellenicparliament.gr/en/Organosi-kai-Leitourgia/Proedreio/Proedros/Diatelesantes-Proedroi/?MPId=eb41b0cf-3eb8-42de-84ce-e2af5f33202b Hellenic Parliament 2 January 2023Profile: Vangelis Meimarakis https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34197677 BBC News 8 May 2018 14 September 2015122x122px Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Zoi Konstantopoulou (February 6 - October 4)Zoi Konstantopoulou - speaker of the Hellenic Parliament https://www.hellenicparliament.gr/en/Organosi-kai-Leitourgia/Proedreio/Proedros/Diatelesantes-Proedroi/?MPId=62cd33f2-ff20-43aa-8bf6-cedf23e3bfcd Hellenic Parliament 2 January 2023122x122px Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Nikos Voutsis (starting October 4)Nikos Voutsis - speaker of the Hellenic Parliament https://www.hellenicparliament.gr/en/Organosi-kai-Leitourgia/Proedreio/Proedros/Diatelesantes-Proedroi/?MPId=94365bd1-8420-4c08-ac89-1e4cba1725e0 Hellenic Parliament 2 January 2023Adjutant of the Hellenic ArmyLazaros Rizopoulos (until 2015) Events January January 3 – Former Prime Minister George Papandreou announces the formation of a new party, Movement of Democratic Socialists, threatening to push the long-dominant PASOK under the election threshold.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2015/01/greece-george-papandreou-new-party-2015146210586284.html Former Greek PM unveils new party 4 January 2015 13 January 2015 January 5 – A Libyan warplane bombs a Greek-operated oil tanker anchored offshore the city of Derna, killing two sailors, one Greek and one Romanian. The Greek government condemned what it called an "unprovoked and cowardly" attack and demanded an investigation and punishment for those responsible.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-security-greece-idUSKBN0KE0L420150105 Libyan warplane bombs Greek-operated oil tanker at port, two dead Reuters 5 January 2015 13 January 2015 January 17 – Greek anti-terror police arrest four people in Athens in alleged relation to the January 15 failed terrorist plot to kill police officers in Belgium.http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2015/01/18/belgium-deploys-troops--arrests-in-greece.html Belgium deploys troops, arrests in Greece 18 January 2015 19 January 2015 19 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150119095941/http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2015/01/18/belgium-deploys-troops--arrests-in-greece.html dead January 25 – A legislative election takes place to elect all 300 members to the Hellenic Parliament in accordance with the constitution. The formerly ruling Greek conservatives concede the election. Preliminary results indicate that SYRIZA will fall just short of an absolute majority. Eventually SYRIZA takes 36.34% of the votes. January 27 – The First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras is sworn in (two-party coalition of SYRIZA and ANEL). February February 11 – The Greek Coast Guard rescues all 22 crewmen from a Cyprus -flagged vessel Good Faith that ran aground on the Greek island of Andros during a storm in the Aegean Sea. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/270eba5237284bbf80f0be9c3424ca67/cargo-ship-22-crewmen-hits-rocks-greek-island Cargo ship with 22 crewmen hits rocks on Greek island 11 February 2015 Associated Press 12 February 2015 12 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150212123655/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/270eba5237284bbf80f0be9c3424ca67/cargo-ship-22-crewmen-hits-rocks-greek-island dead February 18 – The Hellenic Parliament elects Prokopis Pavlopoulos as the new President of Greece. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2015/02/18/first-greek-presidential-ballot-results-elect-prokopis-pavlopoulos/ First Greek Presidential Ballot Results Elect Prokopis Pavlopoulos 18 February 2015 June June 11 – NERIT shuts down and is replaced by its predecessor, ERT July July 5 – A referendum on whether Greece should accept the bailout conditions proposed by the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank is held. The bailout conditions are rejected with a majority of 61.31%. July 8 – Three days after the referendum the government "formally asked for a three-year bailout from the Eurozone's rescue fund [on 8 July 2015] and pledged to start implementing some economic-policy overhauls" by mid-July 2015. European finance leaders scheduled a "crisis summit" on 12 July to consider the request. The Greek request was a "drastic turnaround" for Prime Minister Tsipras regarding "pension cuts, tax increases and other austerity measures."Greece Requests Three-Year Bailout in First Step Toward Meeting Creditors' Demand https://www.wsj.com/articles/greek-prime-minister-pledges-concrete-proposals-to-bridge-creditor-impasse-1436348229 10 July 2015 Wall Street Journal 2015-07-08 Gabriele Steinhauser Tom Fairless July 13 – the Greek government signs a bailout package including 'worse' terms than the ones rejected via the referendum.German-Led Eurozone Launching Coup Against Greek Government. The Huffington Post. 12 July 2015. August August 20 – The prime minister Alexis Tsipras resigns.Tsipras resigns, paving way for snap Greek election 20 August 2015 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-greece-resignation-idUSKCN0QP1Q820150820 reuters.com 10 December 2015 August 27 – Vassiliki Thanou is sworn as caretaker prime minister to lead the country until the end of the snap elections scheduled for 20 September. September September 20 – Legislative elections take place and Syriza led by Alexis Tsipras takes the most votes. September 21 – Alexis Tsipras is sworn in as Prime Minister of Greece for second time. September 23 – The Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras is sworn in (re-formation of the coalition of Syriza and ANEL). November November 17 – The 6.5 w y Lefkada earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing two and injuring four. References 2015 Category:2010s in Greece Greece Greece Category:Years of the 21st century in Greece