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Greece in 2001

Historical records for Greece in 2001, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
6Events
3Named people
4Places
2Categories

Historical records

January

1 January 2001Greece Adopts EuroCostas Simitis

Athens · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Greece enters the euro area under Simitis, becoming its twelfth participating state.

February

26 February 2001Treaty of NiceGeorge Papandreou

Nice · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Papandreou signs the Nice Treaty, backing institutional changes designed for enlargement.

March

23 March 2001Stockholm European CouncilCostas Simitis

Stockholm · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Represents Greece as leaders review economic reform, employment and enlargement.

April

6 April 2001Constitutional Revision of 2001Konstantinos Simitis

Athens · Government / Government of Greece

Parliament completes an extensive consensual revision of constitutional rights and institutions.

December

14 December 2001Laeken European CouncilCostas Simitis

Laeken · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Represents Greece as leaders launch the Convention on the Future of Europe.

15 December 2001Laeken DeclarationGeorge Papandreou

Laeken · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Supports the declaration opening a wider debate on the Union's future constitutional structure.

Names involved

Costas SimitisGeorge PapandreouKonstantinos Simitis

Places involved

AthensLaekenNiceStockholm

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.