2026 in Greece
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Events in the year 2026 in Greece.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 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 convicts 24 volunteer rescuers from the NGO 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]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[4]
- 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
[edit]- 4 January – Giorgos Papadakis, 74, journalist and television presenter.[5]
- 15 January – Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, 83, South African-born Greek-Spanish royal.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Greek flights restart after radio loss grinds airport operations to halt". Al Jazeera. 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Syrian swimmer Sarah Mardini cleared by Greek court over migrant rescues". Al Jazeera. 2026-01-16. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
- ^ "Athens hit with several months of rain in one day: expert". France 24. 2026-01-23. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ^ "Greece Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ "Έφυγε από τη ζωή ο Γιώργος Παπαδάκης ύστερα από έμφραγμα". ΠΡΩΤΟ ΘΕΜΑ. 2026-01-04. Retrieved 2026-01-04. (in Greek)
- ^ "Muere Irene de Grecia, hermana y fiel escudera de la reina Sofía". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2026-01-15. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
