Greek Diaspora
Education
Arcadian Expats Offer Computers to Greek Special-Needs Schools
Arcadian members of the Greek Diaspora have offered computers and an air conditioner to special-needs schools in Tripoli, southern Greece, after raising money in a fundraiser dance which took place during the International Pan-arcadian Conference, proving once again that...
Europe
‘Greece All Over’ Festival in Germany
"Greece All Over" Festival is traveling to Germany from September 25 to November 5 along with its guide, Greek journalist Grigoris Verriotis, also known as "Biker of the World."
Verriotis will travel to Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich and Berlin. These are the places...
Europe
Greeks of Ukraine Fighting Alone
The point that defines the end of the Ukrainian army is the community of Sartana in Mariupol, where soldiers control who comes and goes, and curfew starts at 8 pm.
Many members of the Greek Diaspora live between Russian separatists...
Greece
Discussions Regarding Greeks in Ukraine
Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kyriakos Gerontopoulos met with SYRIZA MP Nadia Valavani, today, September 1, to discuss the situation of Greek Diaspora members in Ukraine.
Gerontopoulos explained to Valavani that he is briefed daily by the Greek Diplomatic Authorities in...
Australia
Authorities Looking For Greek-Australian Tax Evaders
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has launched an investigation regarding the income and property that members of the Greek Diaspora have in Greece. Greek-Australians have a deadline until December 2014 to voluntarily declare all their homeland assets in order...
Greece
Greek Diaspora Teachers Visit Thessaloniki
Seventy Greek language teachers from Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Georgia have arrived in Thessaloniki as part of a pilot training program for educators from countries of the former Soviet Union.
The Greek Diaspora teachers had the opportunity to learn about the activities...
Greece
Summer with a Greek Taste for Greek Diaspora Youth
Fifty young Greeks living abroad, aged 15 to 17, will arrive this summer in Greece to spend time in the distant homeland of their ancestors under a hospitality program launched by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The young Greeks will...
Australia
Manos Hadjidakis’ Self-Written Biographical Text
A particularly interesting text written by Manos Hadjidakis entitled “First Person Biography” which he wrote in 1980 in Melbourne, was published in the Greek Diaspora newspaper Neos Kosmos, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the death of the...
Greece
New Democracy Won Lion's Share of Greek Diaspora EP Vote
Greece ’s leftist opposition party might have got biggest domestic share of the vote in the European Parliamentary elections, but Greek citizens resident around the European Union cast a different ballot.
Conservative New Democracy won the diaspora vote, followed by the Coalition of Radical Left (SYRIZA), withhe Communist...
Business
An Odd Bunch: Meet the Wealthy Hellenes of London
Some 18 hellenes in the UK are among the wealthiest people in the country. Some hail from Greece, most from Cyprus, but their combined fortune amounts to several billion pounds. Nevertheless, some of the wealthiest hellenes in the world are not so well-known outside the...