Tag: Diaspora
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Greek consulates around the world to issue official documents
The ministries of the Interior and Foreign Affairs on Friday launched an initiative that will allow Greeks living abroad to apply for official certificates and documents from the country’s consular services around the world. The new scheme will operate in pilot mode for a week at the Greek Consulate in Dusseldorf, which is home to…
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Alternate FM Xydakis meets with representatives of the Greek community of Hungary
On the third day of his tour of Central European countries, the Alternate Foreign Minister for European Affairs, Nikos Xydakis, met in Budapest with representatives of the Greek community of Hungary. Members of the delegation he met with included the president of the Minority Self-Government of Greek Hungarians, Mr. Koukoumtzis, and the MP representing the…
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Engaging Greek Diaspora to Highlight Greek Talent & Entrepreneurship
At least 300,000 Greeks have abandoned their country during the last seven years of recession. Adding up to the thousands of well-educated and multilingual Greek expats that left before the crisis broke out, they are part of an unprecedented global mobility of skilled employees and entrepreneurs. What binds these people together is a collective identity,…
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New Greek Diaspora: The Changing Face of Emigration
A report titled “The Changing Face of Emigration: Harnessing the Potential of the New Greek Diaspora” by Jennifer Cavounidis – Senior Research Fellow at the Centre of Planning and Economic Research in Greece (KEPE) – was recently published by the Migration Policy Institute, a think tank based in Washington, DC, dedicated to analysis of the movement of people worldwide. The…