Greece

The Greek Minister of the Interior Takis Theodorikakos sent a letter on Friday to all Parliamentary parties explaining the basic elements of the draft bill that will grant voting rights to Greek expats from their place of residence. Following meetings...

Speaking to ANT1 TV and journalist Nikos Chatzinikolaou, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday evening that he is ready to compromise on the issue of Greek expats' right to vote from their place of residence. ''We are trying...

Greece's new Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, on Monday appointed Antonis H. Diamataris, the publisher-editor of 'The National Herald' as the Deputy Minister for Expatriate Greeks. Since 1979, Diamataris is the publisher-editor of the 'Ethnikos Kyrix' - the oldest Greek-language newspaper...

A group of expatriate communities across the world, sent an open letter to Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, criticizing him for depriving them of the right to vote in the Greek elections from the country where they live. In a...

Eight in ten people who left Greece to work abroad due to the economic crisis are university degree holders, while four out of ten are not considering a return home, a new study shows. The survey was conducted by ICAP...

New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday resubmitted to Parliament his party's proposal for giving Greeks abroad the right to cast their vote from where they live, rather than returning to Greece. In his statement, Mitsotakis said it was...

British Prime Minister Theresa May has thanked dozens of thousands of Greek expats who live in the United Kingdom and asked them to stay, despite the Brexit. In an interview with Greek newspaper Ta Nea, that was published on Friday, the...

A new project that will allow Greeks living abroad to request and receive official certificates online from the country’s consular offices around the world was unveiled by Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and Interior Minister Panos Kouroumblis on Friday. Speaking during...

On Friday, New Democracy party (ND) suggested a new law that enables Greek expatriates to vote. The law titled "Practice of the voting right during Parliament Elections, for Greek Expatriates and voters who live abroad," will enable Greeks who live...

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...

A biministerial meeting was held earlier today at the Greek Foreign Ministry under Minister Nikos Kotzias, regarding the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and the safety conditions of ethnic Greek expatriates residing on either side of the hostilities line in...

A new circular letter issued by the Greek Interior Ministry reminds all voters that expatriates and foreigners legally residing in Greece, as well as the citizens of the member states of the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway...

Greek bureaucracy has once again left people speechless with its love of the rule-book. The Greek Croesus Artistotelis Mistakidis appears to be its newest victim. Greek authorities are just now slowly recovering from the Lagarde list scandal. There may...

A draft tax bill introduces an expanded tax residence definition[...]

Greek Minister of National Defense Evangelos Venizelos, signed several resolutions to resolve problems of military service laws implications.  The concerns include draft dodgers, deserters, conscientious objectors, expatriates, servicemen of more than 35 years of age, hospital in-patients and all...