Greek Diaspora

Greeks who have left their homeland because of the economic crisis and Greeks of the diaspora await Sunday's election results with bated breath, according to a Guardian report. For some, the January 25 ballot is so important, they make plans...

Over the last 3.5 years approximately 3,500 Greek-Australians, mostly Kalymnians, have returned from Greece to Darwin due to the economic crisis, noted Darwin’s Honorary Consul General of Greece, John Anictomatis, who has also served as governor of Northern Territory...

Russell Crowe's directorial debut has caused some strong reactions among members of the Greek Diaspora in Australia. The film, entitled “The Water Diviner,” which premiered in the country during Christmas, is set in the early ’20s and focuses on the...

A protest was organized in Brussels on Saturday evening in solidarity of the Greek people and against austerity measures. According to local media, only 150 protesters were present at first but their number quickly rose to 400. The protest was...

Greek-Australian entrepreneur Napoleon Perdis who specializes in the cosmetics industry stated that he is planning to expand his “empire” to Greece. In a recent interview with the Greek Diaspora newspaper “Neos Kosmos,” Perdis explained that he is planning to live in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...