Diaspora

The Greek Minister of the Interior Takis Theodorikakos sent a letter on Friday to all Parliamentary parties explaining the basic elements of the draft bill that will grant voting rights to Greek expats from their place of residence. Following meetings...

Greece's Ministry of the Interior will soon establish a bipartisan committee to discuss the technicalities of the bill which aims to grant suffrage rights to Greeks who live abroad  so that they can vote from their place of residence. Minister...

The series of meetings held by PM Mitsotakis with parliamentary party leaders concluded late in the afternoon on Friday, raising hopes that there could be a cross-party compromise on the crucial issue of the right for expats to vote in Greece's...

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis described on Thursday a proposal submitted by main opposition party SYRIZA on the ability of diaspora Greeks to vote in general elections as “deeply offensive,” saying it treats them as “second-class citizens.” “The proposal is deeply...

Greek Minister of the Interior Takis Theodorikakos announced on Monday that the government's bill which grants Greek citizens who live abroad the right to vote from their place of residence will be published by October this year. Theodorikakos referred to the...

US Ambassador in Athens Geoffrey Pyatt and Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister for Expatriate Greeks Antonis Diamataris met on Tuesday to discuss the strategic importance of Greek-US relations. The two men discussed the strong ties between the two nations and issues...

The organization called the Center for the Greek Language (KEΓ) and the Greek Scrabble Union agreed recently to join forces and introduce the world-famous board game to Greek schools around the world in order to promote the Greek language. KEΓ...

The main opposition New Democracy (ND) party accused Prime Minister Alexis Τsipras on Tuesday of treating the Diaspora as second-class Greeks after he revealed his plan to offer a "limited-impact" vote in the general elections for Greeks living abroad. “The...

The Chambers of Commerce of the Greek, Cypriot and Egyptian diasporas in Australia are preparing an action plan to promote trade and investment relations with their three respective countries. According to Photis Photiou, the Cypriot Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs...

Nearly six out of ten Greeks who live and work abroad wish to return to Greece, according to a survey presented on Monday by Greece's National Documentation Center. Asked about which conditions would make the ex-pats return, the Center's report...