Greek Diaspora
Australia
Greeks in New Zealand Enraged Over Greek Embassy Closing
Greeks living in New Zealand expressed their frustration over the decision to suspend the operation of the Greek Embassy in Wellington, as well as the Greek government’s failure to provide a salaried Consulate that can serve the needs of Greeks...
Australia
La Trobe Launches Exhibition on Dardalis Archives
The Dardalis Archives, incorporating three buildings of storage for more than 7,000,000 original documents depicting the activities of Hellenes in the southern hemisphere from 1810 to 2006, was established in 1997 at the former National Center for Hellenic Studies...
Australia
Melbourne’s Hellenic Heart Initiative to Support Greece
Greece’s financial and social crisis made many Greek Diaspora communities worried about their homeland, but also about their relatives who still live in the country. Greek-Australians have been trying to find a way to aid people in Greece, either financially or...
Diaspora
Greek Foreign Minister Speaks About The Importance of Greek Diaspora
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias addressed the 10th World Panhellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association (WHIA) convention on Tuesday, where he discussed the role of the Greek Diaspora in Greece's well-being.
The WHIA is staffed by people of the Greek Diaspora who are elected legislature members in non-Greek speaking countries.
“Without the...
Economy
Greek Diaspora Across the World Worried About the Situation in Greece
Greece is a country of more than 10 million inhabitants, with a diaspora that reaches 6.5 million. Over the years, Greeks have settled in every part of the world, from Australia, to Germany and the U.S., but they never forgot...
Diaspora
Greek MPs Visit Beloiannisz Village in Hungary
The Greek Parliament delegation -which participated in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Budapest from May 15 to 18) - had the opportunity to get acquainted with the historical Beloiannisz community, the Greek village of Hungary, located southwest of Budapest, which is...
Art
Greek Painter Varlamis Exhibition in Luxembourg
Greek architect, painter and professor Makis Varlamis presented his artistic collection on Luxembourg at the historic gallery Konschthaus beim Engel, at the invitation of the Luxembourg Ministry of Culture.
Twenty paintings centered on Luxembourg but also filled with the artist’s...
Business
SkyGreece Airlines Plans Direct Flights to U.S. and Canada
SkyGreece Airlines will act as a communication bridge between the Greek Diaspora in the U.S. and Canada and the motherland through the launch of transatlantic flights from Greece to New York and Toronto.
During a press conference that took place on April...
Diaspora
Greek Village Residents from Donetsk Sent to Greece for Medical Care
Fifty one residents of a Greek village in the Russian-speaking region of Donetsk will be transferred to Greece for medical rehabilitation with expenses covered by Russian Greek Diaspora Organizations.
“The Greek Diaspora in Russia will undertake the expenses related to the...
Diaspora
New Govt Service for Greek Expatriates in the Works
A new pilot service of the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad (GGAE) will be the new channel of communication and service provider for expatriates.
The new government agency that is in the works, is the initiative of Foreign Minister Nikos...