Greeks abroad

The 23rd annual festival at Krinos Taste of the Danforth will once again be showcasing the best of Greece and Toronto from August 5 through the 7th. The festival is expecting some estimated 1.6 million people to pass through the...

The list of foreign scholars born to families of Greek heritage is a long one. Let's take a look at some of the top Greek scholars that came out of Greece, or Greek lineage, and are currently working abroad in some...

Greek Summerfest The Vancouver Greek Summerfest - an annual celebration of food, entertainment and family fun is back for the 30th year. With dozens of live singers and dancers on the performance stage and plenty of Greek food to sample,...

OECD ranked its country members based on the number of people living overseas. Ireland came first, with the highest number of citizens living in countries overseas, even though the country is quickly recovering from the devastating impact of an...

The Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs announced on Tuesday that the PanHellenic Exams for admission to higher education for children of Greeks abroad and children of Greek officials serving abroad will be held from September 7 to 11 at...

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...

The Greek government’s decision for the closure of banks across the country has brought on an absolute paralysis. Apart from the many issues that Greek citizens face in their daily lives, Greeks who are currently abroad -- students, businessmen...

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...

The first ancient Greek colonies appeared in the area of modern Ukraine in the 6th century, near the Black Sea coast and the Crimean peninsula. In the region of Mariupol there are 29 Greek villages and approximately 150,000 residents of Greek...

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...