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Soon, a supply of board games about the 1821 Greek War of Independence will be in the hands of Greek diaspora children all over the world.

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, in a Christmas and New Year message for Greeks of the diaspora on Thursday, noted that "2021 is arriving and raising our hopes for an end to the pandemic and a gradual return to normal...

Renowned Greek artist Constantin Xenakis passed away in Paris, France on Saturday at the age of 89, leaving behind a great body of work. Xenakis was born in Cairo, Egypt, on December 28, 1931. Since 1955 he lived and worked...

By Sean Mathews As the coronavirus drags on and lockdown fatigue increases, Dino Gerousis says he has found himself dreaming of the small fishing villages on the Ionian island of Kefalonia an average of 3 times a week. For Gerousis, a...

The Greek diaspora throughout the world has united as one to defend the territorial integrity of Greece and counter Turkish propaganda, as thousands of migrants sent by Turkey attempt to storm the country's borders at Evros. Hellenic groups in the...

A container that was full of sanitary products worth one million euros was shipped to Chios island by members of the Greek diaspora from the US and Canada on Friday. The mission took place with the valuable assistance of the...

A surprising announcement was made public on Thursday concerning the residents of the small town of Kandila, in Greece's Aetolia-Acarnania region. The local council of the town announced that from now on, every family with a newborn baby, whose father...

Prokopios Pavlopoulos, the President of the Hellenic Republic, recently sent his official Christmas message to all the Greeks around the world who are not currently living in their homeland. President Pavlopoulos began his message by saying that he is very proud...

Greek citizens who live abroad will be able to register for national elections on an e-platform that will go live in Spring 2020, Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos said on Thursday. The minister told the press that Greeks who wish to...

The Greek Parliament approved late on Wednesday the bill granting Greeks who live abroad the right to vote in the country's national elections by an overwhelming majority. The groundbreaking bill will for the first time allow expatriate Greek citizens the...

The important post of Deputy Foreign Minister responsible for Worldwide Hellenism and the Greek Diaspora is now held by Arcadia MP Dr. Costas Vlassis. The appointment was made public on Saturday evening. The 44-year old doctor graduated from the Medical...

A host of prominent Greek doctors and academics from all corners of the globe have gathered in Thessaloniki for the two-day Hellenic Diaspora Medical Forum which begins on Friday. It is an initiative of the Department of Medicine of the...

Antonis Diamantaris, Greece's Deputy Foreign Minister responsible for the Greek diaspora,  resigned on Thursday morning. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis accepted his resignation following the outcry caused by the revelation that Diamantaris had lied about his studies in his Curriculum Vitae. The...

The final version of the ruling New Democracy's (ND) proposed constitutional amendment concerning the voting rights of Greeks abroad was submitted to the Parliament plenary on Friday, by ND general rapporteur Kostas Tzavaras. The ND proposals outline the main directions...

Yanis Varoufakis' Mera25 party issued a statement on Monday saying that it will vote down the Greek government's new bill granting voting rights to Greek expats from their place of residence. The leftist party accuses the Greek government of deceiving...