Griechenland in Deutschland
Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Gerapetritis message on World Greek Language Day (09.02.2026)
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Announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations (24.10.2025)
Greece hosted an event on “Ensuring freedom of navigation: Maritime security and coordinated actions” on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly
Dear Compatriots,It is with profound emotion that we commemorate once again the anniversary of the Greek War of Independence, a defining historical milestone which led to the establishment of the...
Wir möchten Sie darüber informieren, dass am 10.01.2026 das neue Wehrpflichtgesetz 5265/2026 in Kraft getreten ist, das wesentliche Änderungen für im Ausland lebende Personen mit sich bringt,...
Aufforderung zur Angebotsabgabe für Wasseraufbereitung
Aufgrund von starken Wetterbedingungen bleibt die Konsularabteilung der Griechischen Botschaft am Freitag, den 08.01.2026, geschlossen.
Sehr geehrte Bürgerinnen und Bürger,wir möchten Sie darüber informieren, dass das Konsulat der Botschaft der Hellenischen Republik am 24.12.2025 bis 13:00 Uhr für Sie da sein wird.Wir wünschen Ihnen...
It is a great pleasure and honour to welcome to Athens today the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, Vivian Balakrishnan, a distinguished figure in international diplomacy. I had the distinct honour of holding a wide-ranging discussion with him and benefiting from his wisdom and knowledge. This year, Greece and...
The Hellenic Republic has fulfilled its duty. Under the supervision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, more than 2,000 Greek citizens have been safely repatriated from the war zone. From a zone that included more than seven countries in an extremely difficult period, perhaps the most difficult since World War...
G. GERAPETRITIS: It is a great pleasure and honor to meet today in Berlin with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, Johann Wadephul. Greek-German relations are currently at a highly satisfactory level. My German counterpart and I meet frequently in Brussels in the context of...
The Foreign Affairs Council convenes today amid an escalating crisis in the wider Middle East. Greece has, as a matter of principle, supported the universal application of International Law, respect for the rights of civilians and, of course, a return to diplomacy rather than war. In particular, with regard to...
Regierung und Politik
Local Government
The Constitution stipulates that the administration of the State is organized according to the principle of the decentralization. Since 1986, the country has been divided into Regions which constitute the decentralized administrative units of the State.
Presently, there are thirteen regions throughout the country:
1) Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, 2) Central Macedonia, 3) Western Macedonia, 4) Epirus, 5) Thessaly, 6) Ionian Islands, 7) Western Greece, 8) Central Greece, 9) Attica, 10) Peloponnesus, 11) Northern Aegean, 12) Southern Aegean, and 13) Crete.
The ‘Kallikratis’ programme, which has been in full force since Jan 2011, focused on restructuring decentralized administration, reducing the number of municipalities (from 1.034 to 325), as well as enhancing them by conferring new functions to local level. The ‘Kallikratis’ reforms also introduced concrete measures to address the financial crisis by enhancing transparency, supporting innovation and the use of new technologies, ensuring the financial autonomy of local authorities and strengthening their role in the formulation and implementation of policies at local level.
