Diaspora

(Photo by The National Herald) Representatives of Greek universities gathered on Monday at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center for the presentation of the Greek Diaspora Fellowship Program (GDFP). The aim of the program is to stop the continuing brain drain...

The final countdown to the Perth Glendi Greek Festival has begun and it is set to take place this Sunday, October 23! This day is one that many in the Hellenic community have been waiting for as it celebrates the Greek culture...

Delphi Bank has a new leader, Jim Sarris who has been appointed the head of the bank following a career in the banking sector that has spanned some 20 years. As the new head of Delphi, Sarris is looking to strengthen the...

Greeks living abroad are welcoming a new program that will allow filing for documents and official certificates from the Greek Consulate services online. The program known as Proxenos has kicked off in pilot mode in Australia. The aims of the...

After forty successful years of circulation in Istanbul, Diaspora newspaper Echo will now have an edition published in Greece. In a reception held at the General Secretariat of Information and Communication, General Secretary Lefteris Kretsos hosted Diaspora Greeks, journalists and...

Opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis questioned Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras through Twitter over his refusal to consider giving the right to Diaspora Greeks to vote. Yet, the tweet opened again the debate over the potential of giving the millions of Greek...

'Reload Greece', the London-based initiative that helps young Greeks with entrepreneurial ideas connect with the Greek diaspora and other investors, is ready to develop in other European capitals. After three successful years, 'Reload Greece' is ready to expand its presence in...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras publicly acknowledged on Tuesday that the U.S. helped Greece in the crucial negotiations for the third bailout. Tsipras spoke to representatives of Diaspora organizations at the Consulate of Greece in New York. "During the difficult time...

The 60th National Convention of AHEPA Australasia concluded on Saturday, October 18, after a week in Australia’s premier wine region, the Barossa Valley. Over 60 delegates from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia joined to elect the 2015 National Lodge...

The Greek Deputy Foreign Minister, Kyriakos Gerontopoulos, announced on Thursday that in autumn the Parliament's plenum will discuss and vote on the bill concerning the new Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE). Gerontopoulos pointed out that the Greek government is trying to...