Greeks abroad

The main opposition New Democracy (ND) party accused Prime Minister Alexis Τsipras on Tuesday of treating the Diaspora as second-class Greeks after he revealed his plan to offer a "limited-impact" vote in the general elections for Greeks living abroad. “The...

The President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, honored eight distinguished Greek nationals living abroad in a ceremony held at the Athens Concert Hall on Thursday evening. The eight men and women were the first recipients of the "Argo Prize," which is...

Charles, the Prince of Wales, welcomed a crowd of Greek students and businesspeople                                                   speaking...

Greek nationals living outside of Greece may soon obtain the right to cast a vote from overseas. The Greek government on Wednesday announced its intention to grant nationals residing abroad the right to vote in the country's elections, possibly...

Greece must build bridges and move closer to Greeks in Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister for Greeks Abroad, Terence Quick, has said. Speaking on Sunday after a meeting in Athens with the representative of the Greek community in Harare, Ariadne Psyllou,...

The two top priorities for Greece's foreign ministry are to push for a new EU social rights protocol during the discussion on the future of Europe and to protect the rights of Greeks and Greek-Cypriots living in the United...

A new Hellenic Scholarship which will help support students living in Greece or Cyprus to come study in Australia has been created at the Melbourne Business School, home to Australia’s first MBA program. The new Hellenic Scholarship would provide financial...

Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent a message to the Greeks abroad asking for their cooperation for the reconstruction of the country. "We have to unite our forces for the restoration of Greece. We create the political conditions....

Greek-Australian Melbourne comedian George Kapiniaris wanted to help the people of Greece and his brainchild, It's All Greek to Me Comedy Gala was his chosen vehicle to make a difference in the lives of countless Greek children. Last week, at the Prolepsis...

More than 332,572 Greeks have emigrated abroad since 2010, at the onset of the economic crisis, says a General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad report. The data is compiled from figures coming from the migration authorities of the countries where Greeks...