Greek Diaspora
Culture
Winter Hospitality Plan for Young Greeks Abroad
The Greek Deputy Foreign Minister, Kyriakos Gerontopoulos has decided to extend the summer hospitality programs for Greek children abroad to winter. His plan for a winter program will be implemented in the coming days by the General Secretariat for...
Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Congratulates Greek Publishers
Congratulatory letter from the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, and the Premier of Quebec, Philippe Couillard, received two Greek-Canadian publishers, George Guzmas and George Bakoyannis, on the occasion of the circulation of the 2000th issue of four of their...
Greece
President of the Hellenic Republic Sends Message to Greek Diaspora
The President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias, sent his annual Christmas message to Greeks abroad, wishing that 2015 will prove to be a year of national growth. He expressed his optimism that with the Greek Diaspora’s help, the...
Australia
Greek-Australian Woman Receives Birthday Card from Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth of England has recently sent a birthday card to Eleni Stamelou, member of the Greek Diaspora in Perth, Australia, in order to commemorate the latter’s 108th birthday.
Stamelou was born in Euboea, Greece, in 1906, and currently lives...
Diaspora
Athens Supporting Greeks of Mariupol
Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Kyriakos Gerontopoulos responded immediately to the Greek community of Mariupol's request for financial support of the local Medical Center “Hippocrates.” More than 100,000 Greek Diaspora members are currently living in war-hit Ukraine and medical care availability...
Business
George David Receives ALBA Business Unusual Award
On Monday, November 10, the 3rd Business unusual Award by ALBA Graduate Business School and The American College of Greece was awarded to George David, during a ceremony held at the Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens. Two hundred and...
Australia
2014 Dimitria Festival to Take Place in Oakleigh
The annual Macedonian Glendi of Oakleigh, Australia, which will take place on Sunday, November 16, will signal the close of this year's Dimitria celebrations, an event organized by the Pan-Macedonian Association of Melbourne.
Thousands of Greek Diaspora members will arrive...
Australia
Discussing the Future of the Greek Diaspora
Greek Community of Melbourne President Vasilis Papastergiadis welcomed various Greek Diaspora organizations' representatives in the community’s new building. During the special meeting, the officials discussed about the future of Greek-Australians and Greek organizations.
They exchanged ideas and made numerous proposals...
Australia
Two Greeks Among Australia’s Richest Young People
Two Greek-Australians were included in the list of the 100 richest young people in Australia, in the "under 40 years old" category.
George Nakas from Melbourne, was placed in 10th, along with his partner Gavin Fernandes, with a personal worth of 188...
Canada
New Ambassador of Greece Sends Message to Greeks of Canada
“Greeks abroad are the extension of Hellenism, far beyond the demarcated geographical borders of our country,” said the new Ambassador of Greece, George Markantonatos, the new Ambassador of Greece in Ottawa, Canada.
After taking office, Markantonatos stated that the members...