Greek expatriates
Diaspora
Law on the Vote of Diaspora Will Not Be Changed, Greek Minister Says
The law on the vote for the Greek Diaspora will not be changed, despite the fact that only 3500 Greeks living abroad have registered to vote.
Greece
Why is the Right to Vote for Diaspora Greeks So Controversial?
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to meet with party leaders on Friday for crucial discussions on the right of Greeks living abroad to vote in Greek elections.
Mitsotakis and his New Democracy Party proposed that expatriate Greeks should be able...
Greece
Greek Expatriates Blast PM Tsipras for Denying them Right to Vote
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...
Greece
Opposition Leader Mitsotakis Insists on Greek Expatriates' Vote
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...
Greece
British PM Thanks Greek Expats, Asks Them to Stay
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...
Europe
Albanian Authorities Order the Evacuation of 19 Greek Homes in Himare
Nineteen Greek expatriate families living in Himare, Albania, were ordered by local authorities to evacuate their homes within five days because they will be demolished.
The evacuation notices were served on October 28, Greece's National Day. According to local authorities,...
Australia
Greeksphone: A Phone Specifically for Greek Australians
The ΙΤ company "OKnetTV" has launched a new smartphone that is specifically designed for the Greek expatriates in Australia and specifically for those who are not that familiar with technology. "Greeksphone" is launched in collaboration with ASUS, and according...
Education
Arcadian Expats Offer Computers to Greek Special-Needs Schools
Arcadian members of the Greek Diaspora have offered computers and an air conditioner to special-needs schools in Tripoli, southern Greece, after raising money in a fundraiser dance which took place during the International Pan-arcadian Conference, proving once again that...
Greece
New Bill for Council of Hellenes Abroad
The Greek Deputy Foreign Minister, Kyriakos Gerontopoulos, announced on Thursday that in autumn the Parliament's plenum will discuss and vote on the bill concerning the new Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE).
Gerontopoulos pointed out that the Greek government is trying to...
Business
Greek Diaspora of Switzerland
Switzerland is a federal state in the west of Europe, an economical and commercial crossroad of international caliber. Many Greeks are currently living in Switzerland and the two countries have a long interrelated history behind them.
The first governor of...