2018 in Greece

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Events in the year 2018 in Greece.

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President of the Hellenic Republic	Prokopis Pavlopoulos [1]
	Prime Minister of Greece	Alexis Tsipras [2]
	Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament	Nikos Voutsis [3]
	Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic	Navy Commander Vice Captain Nikolaos Patsakis

Events

• 12 June - The government announces an agreement with the Republic of Macedonia over the Macedonia naming dispute.
• 15 June - At Lake Prespa the agreement with Macedonia to rename the country "North Macedonia" is signed by the Prime ministers of both states.

Further information: Macedonia naming dispute § Prespa agreement

• 23–26 July - A series of wildfires in Attica lead to the death of dozens of people (100 confirmed deaths as of December). Alexis Tsipras declares three days of national mourning.

Further information: 2018 Attica wildfires

• 13 October - At least 11 people die after their vehicle and a lorry collide head-on in Thessaloniki, Greece. ^[4]
• 28 November - Murder of Eleni Topaloudi by two male assailants on the island of Rhodes, Greece.

Deaths

• 21 May – Vasilis Triantafillidis, comedian (b. 1940)

References

1. "Prokopis Pavlopoulos - Presidency of the Hellenic Republic". Presidency of the Hellenic Republic. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
2. "Alexis Tsipras - prime minister of Greece". Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved August 10, 2023.
3. "Nikos Voutsis - Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament". Hellenic Parliament . Retrieved July 11, 2023.
4. "Greek road inferno 'kills 11 migrants'". BBC News. 13 October 2018.