Hellenes Abroad News Today

Be part of this special evening to honor Vasiliki Filiotis and her outstanding contributions to education and the Greek-American community

The 42nd Pan-Australian Congress of the Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand held in Brisbane, brought together over 300 delegates, most of whom were second and third-generation Greek Australians.

The book presentation of 'Cretan Pioneers of Australia from 1829' by Socrates Tsourdalakis took place in an emotional atmosphere last week.

The management of the National Research Foundation 'Eleftherios K. Venizelos' based at the paternal House-Museum of Eleftherios Venizelos in Halepa, Chania, unanimously decided to establish and operate a Melbourne-based branch, with the aim of studying, researching and promoting the work and national contribution of Eleftherios Venizelos to the wider region of Oceania and Australasia.

Less than 200 Greek citizens eligible to vote in Greece's upcoming elections have registered to vote from Australia, whilst thousands of Turks are casting their vote in the Turkish presidential election.

While there are significant differences between the Voice to Parliament proposal in Australia and the legislation for the Council of Greeks abroad, there are also some similarities in the broader goals and objectives of both initiatives.

ATHENS – Antonis Diamataris, Advisor to the Publishers of the Ethnikos Kirix and The National Herald, was received today by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his office at the Maximos Mansion. He presented the Prime Minister with a hard copy of his MBA degree from Columbia University. Diamata

Dr Magdalena Simonis, one of Australia's leading GP advocates for women's health represents the Aus Hellenic Diaspora in major Greek medical conference

The coronavirus pandemic and now the war in the European continent "has tought us that we must secure our supply of critical resources and strive towards Europe’s strategic autonomy," noted the European Commission's Vice President Margaritis Schinas on Friday, speaking at the 1st World Panomogenetic Medical Conference that is being held at Thessaloniki on July 15-17.

ATHNS - Greece, Cyprus and Armenia signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation on issues concerning expatriates during a trilateral meeting held on Friday in Patras. Deputy Foreign Minister in charge of Hellenes Abroad, Andreas Katsaniotis, stressed in his statements, "we are working tog