Diaspora

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...

During Australia’s public holiday to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s birthday on June 9,  nine Greek Australians out of 800 Australians, were honored for their contribution to the community. The greatest distinction, Dame, was bestowed to the Governor of New South Wales,...

“Greece All Over” festival is a celebration of hellenic culture, folklore and produce that aims to boost Greece around the world. The May 30–June 1 event hopes to start a chain reaction of “Greece all over” festivals that spreads worldwide to provide new opportunities for innovative, sustainable...

La Trobe University in Melbourne organizes, dialogues based on the method of Socrates, about the present and the future of the Greek Diaspora in Australia, and its relationship with Greece. The university states: "Recent developments in Greece and in the...