Greece

Tens of thousands of ethnically-Greek orphans -- or, more often, children who were simply without fathers, due to war or other causes -- were taken abroad

Greece's majestic landscapes, open-air cultural sites, and relative success with Covid-19 offer a unique opportunity for foreign students.

The US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has received over 3,500 applications for the 200 spots that are open at its digital hub in Thessaloniki. A substantial portion of the applicants, representing twenty percent, are from Greeks living abroad. Thessaloniki's digital hub, which...

Through the generosity of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Greek high school students can now apply to take part in student exchanges in one of eighteen destinations across Europe, Asia, North America, and Central and South America, as part of...

Addressing the country's notorious brain drain problem, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a virtual meeting with Greeks who left their native country to work abroad during the financial crisis. During the meeting, PM Mitsotakis stressed that Greece is improving...

Greek and American foreign policy experts participated on Thursday in an online webinar organized by Democrats Abroad Greece, illustrating how Joe Biden’s diplomacy can best serve US-Greek relations. Speakers included John McCarthy, deputy political director for Joe Biden 2020, retired...

Aegean Airlines announced on Monday that it will suspend all international flights, both inbound and outbound, from March 26 to April 30. The Greek airline will only keep a limited flight schedule between Athens and Brussels in order to, as it...

The Greek Ministries of Health and Education announced on Friday that a total of eight schools will shut down in Attica as a precautionary measure to help prevent the spread of the COVID19 Coronavirus. The schools that will be forced to...

Greek universities presented English-language undergraduate and postgraduate programs as part of new efforts to attract students to study in Greece.

A new pilot program for the repatriation of at least five hundred Greek professionals with high qualifications and experience, dubbed "Rebrain Greece," was presented on Monday by the country's Labor Minister Yiannis Vroutsis. The program aims to work as a...

Greek lawmakers will vote on Monday evening on a list of constitutional changes which include granting the right to vote to diaspora Greek citizens. There was intense political disagreement in the five-day debate at the plenary as well as at...

Greek political parties seemingly reached a consensus on Tuesday regarding the parameters of proposed legislation which will allow Greek expatriates to vote from their country of residence. However, the bureaucratic obstacles envisaged cast doubt on the sincerity of Greek politicians of...

Political parties reached a consensus on Tuesday on a draft of new legislation that will allow Greek expatriates to vote from their country of residence. The inter-party committee agreed that Greeks abroad can vote through the nation's embassies and consulates...

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held successive meetings with political party leaders on Friday to discuss the voting rights of Greek citizens who live abroad. Mitsotakis' main aim is to secure an overwhelming majority of two-thirds of Parliamentary members to approve...

Greek Minister of the Interior Takis Theodorikakos announced on Monday that the government's bill which grants Greek citizens who live abroad the right to vote from their place of residence will be published by October this year. Theodorikakos referred to the...