Greeks abroad

Greek Citizenship Dispute Reaches Mitsotakis as Diaspora Presses for Bureaucratic Fix

A dispute over bureaucratic barriers facing Greeks born abroad has reached Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis directly, with Greek-American attorney and community leader Kostas Alexakis saying he raised the issue with the prime minister in San Francisco and received a...

Greek Bank Opens Remote Accounts for Diaspora and Residents in US, UK and Israel

Greeks living in the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel, as well as other residents of those countries with ties to Greece, can now open a bank account in Greece without traveling to the country, under a new...

Voters Abroad Must Re-Register for Greece’s Next Election

Greece’s Interior Ministry has begun notifying citizens living abroad that all previous registrations in overseas voter rolls are invalid. Voters overseas must now file a new application to choose between voting in person or by mail ahead of the...

Mitsotakis Calls on Global Greeks to Help Shape Greece’s Future at ATHINA26

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Greeks around the world to play an active role in shaping the country's future as he addressed The Hellenic Initiative's (THI) ATHINA26 event at the Acropolis Museum on Wednesday, describing the Greek diaspora...

A New Era for the Greek Diaspora: Parliament Approves Postal Voting for National Elections

Greeks of the diaspora will be able to participate in the upcoming national elections in the form of postal voting, as all relevant provisions of the Interior Ministry’s bill secured the backing of at least 200 lawmakers during Wednesday’s...

Bill Expanding Postal Voting for Greeks Abroad Tabled in Parliament

The Greek Interior Ministry has officially submitted a landmark bill to Parliament aimed at extending postal voting rights for Greeks abroad for national elections. The bill seeks to mirror the postal system successfully implemented during the most recent European...

How Greeks Abroad Voted in the European Elections

Greeks abroad, who voted exclusively by mail in the European elections, gave the ruling New Democracy party (ND) a clear lead with a percentage that reaches that of the last national elections and with a difference of almost 30...

Over 200,000 Greeks Register for Postal Voting in Euro Elections

Over 200,000 Greeks residing in Greece and 127 countries abroad have registered for postal voting in the upcoming European elections. According to the Interior Ministry’s final data, registered voters for postal voting in the upcoming European elections on June 9...

Greece Launches Online Platform for Postal Voting Registration

Greece launched the online platform for registration in the electoral roll for postal voting on Monday. The initiative aims to streamline the process for Greek citizens to exercise their voting rights in the European Parliament elections and national referendums. The mail-in...