emigration
Basketball
Greek-American Follows Basketball — and his Heart — to Mykonos
At 26, Greek-American Tommy Papas is "living a dream," playing professional basketball for the idyllic island of Mykonos.
Papas, a native of Plainfield, New Jersey, told Greek Reporter his Hellenic basketball odyssey began in 2018, when he signed on with...
Economy
Study Finds Brain Drain is the Biggest Worry of Greeks and Other Europeans
A survey conducted recently by YouGov for the European Council on Foreign Relations shows that the nations of Southern and Eastern Europe worry more about emigration than immigration.
The trend of millions of young, educated people leaving Southern and Eastern...
Economy
Greece Will Be a Country of Old People in 2050
Population in Greece in 2050 will be between 8.3 to 10 million people, while one in three Greeks will be over 65 years old and only 12-14.8% will be under 14, a new study shows.
The research, conducted by the...
Economy
The Map of Greeks Who Emigrated During the Economic Crisis
More than 332,572 Greeks have emigrated abroad since 2010, at the onset of the economic crisis, says a General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad report.
The data is compiled from figures coming from the migration authorities of the countries where Greeks...
Greece
Greek Athletes Competing Under Different Flags in Rio Olympics
A total of 13 athletes of Greek descent who were forced to emigrate for different reasons are competing under their new, adopted flags in the Rio Olympics, according to a Kathimerini newspaper report.
Some of them were born in their...
Greece
ICAP: Corruption, Economic Crisis the Key Factors Driving Greek Women Abroad
Corruption and a lack of meritocracy, combined with the economic crisis, were the key factors driving talented Greek women abroad in search of better career prospects, according to the findings of the ICAP Human Capital Consulting survey focusing on...