2002 in Greece

Events

January

• 1 January – The Euro Currency officially became the legal tender for Greece, along with the other European Union (EU) Eurozone member area countries, replacing the Greek drachma by being introduced physically with the official launch of the currency coins and banknotes. Greece entered a period on the same day where specifically both the Euro Currency and the Greek drachma were in dual circulation until exactly 28 February.

July

• Hellenic Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Georgios Dritsakos, Hellenic Navy Vice Captain Sotiris Charalambopoulos, and Hellenic Army Lieutenant Colonel Dimitrios Reskos becomes Adjutants of His Excellency the President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Stephanopoulos.