Diaspora
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Greek American congressman Gus Bilirakis declares: ‘It will always be Constantinople to me’
Greek American congressman Gus Bilirakis has taken a stance, declaring that the city today widely referred to as Istanbul “will always be Constantinople” to him. “There are only approximately 1,200 …
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Bridges Awards: The new initiative for awarding the cooperation among Greeks all over the world
The General Secretariat for Strategic and Private Investment of the Ministry of Economy and Development together with the National Documentation Centre has launched an initiative aimed at boosting and rewarding …
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Cyprus protests in Melbourne call for justice 45 years since Turkey’s invasion
The Coordinating Committee of Justice for Cyprus (SEKA) organised a number of events to commemorate human rights violations following the illegal invasion of the island by Turkey in 1974. Cyprus …
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Terens Quick hands over portfolio for expatriate Greeks to Antonis Diamataris, from one former journalist to another
Newly-appointed Deputy Foreign Minister for Overseas Greeks Antonis Diamataris took over his portfolio from Terens Quick during an official exchange. He said that he would do whatever possible to further …
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Greek American Antonis H. Diamataris the new Deputy Minister for Expatriate Greeks
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greece’s newly elected Prime Minister has appointed Antonis H. Diamataris as the Deputy Minister for Expatriate Greeks. Mr. Diamataris, who has been based in New York since 1968 …
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Turkey’s top court awards Greek citizen right to property appeal
In an unprecedented decision, Turkey’s Constitutional Court overturned the revocation of a certificate of inheritance by Istanbul-born Greek citizen Ionis Maditinos. Mr Maditinos lost his Turkish citizenship when he acquired …
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The wait is over, Greece-Australia Work and Holiday Visa agreement in effect
The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) welcomed the announcement of Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece, Terens Quick and the Minister for Immigration of Australia David Coleman about the …
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Greek Elections 2019, and the global Greek diaspora seeks more say in Greece’s economic development
Peter Katsabanis, WA Liberal MP and President of World Hellenic Inter-parliamentary Association (WHIA), talking to Neos Kosmos, said that if Greece really aims to be the infrastructure hub for the …
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The haters of ξ, and the war to make it redundant
People petition about all sorts of matters, but who would have thought that the letter ‘xi’ would have so many enemies. Chad the math man from London, started a petition …
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Janiszewski and Alexakis head to Athens to give lecture on Hellenic presence in Australia
Sydney-based historian Leonard Janiszewski and photographer Effy Alexakis are heading to Athens this month to give a lecture on the depth and diversity of Australia’s Greek presence. Invited by Australian …