Diaspora
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Kastellorizians Down Under eager to have their island homes’ facades featuring Evzones
Dimitra Hatziadam has seen her reputation grow amongst Greek communities and Philhellenes worldwide, as the designated photographer of Greece’s Presidential Guard, to capture their never-before-seen visual stories. Her project, running …
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Greek American White House official scores Pentagon job too
At only 33 years of age, Michael Kratsios has already completed three years as an American government official, and serving as the White House Chief Technology Officer (CTO) since 2019. …
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Erdogan’s decision to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque causes worldwide fury
Byzantine Emperor Justinian’s jewel, build in the sixth century Hagia Sophia instantly became and remained the main seat of the Eastern Orthodox church for hundreds of years. The building, a …
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Greece 2021: Hellenic diaspora urged to honour Greece’s 200 years of independence
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Konstantinos Vlasis and Chair of ‘Greece 2021’ committee, Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki issued a joint statement urging Greek Diaspora to participate in the bicentennial Greece 1821-2021 commemorations. …
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Greek-Australian scientist is confident that an Anti-Covid drug will be ready by the end of the year
In the absence of a vaccine, one of the key immediate research areas in Australia and worldwide is identifying drugs already in use, with potential antiviral effects to protect us …
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Greece asks for taxpayers’ foreign tax number; Greek expats wonder what this means
Up until today, foreign residents who filed taxes in another country and Greece did not have to disclose their overseas tax file number to the Greek tax authority. Hence, the …
Dialogue –
Papastergiadis to address to Delphi Economic Forum on Thursday evening online
COVID-19 got in the way of Bill Papastergiadis addressing the Delphi Economic Forum directly in Greece but as with the most of the world, life carries on electronically and the …
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How to transfer your property in Greece to your children
As younger generations of Greek Australians visit Greece more frequently, their parents and grandparents are looking for the best legal avenues to transfer all kinds of property in the motherland …
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Coronavirus and military obligations: Regulations for Greeks abroad
The Ministry of National Defence is making exceptions to the current legislation concerning military service issues, in order to deal with problems of Greeks abroad that have arisen due to …
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Greek taxpayers with assets abroad ‘scrutinised’ by the Greek government
The Greek Finance Ministry is putting Greeks abroad through the ‘sieve’ in this year’s tax returns. Specifically, Code 029-030 of E1 of the income tax return includes the question: “Do …