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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
State Symbols
The Flag
The national flag of Greece consists of four white and five blue alternating horizontal stripes, with a white cross on the upper left corner. Blue and white are the national colours of Greece, as blue symbolizes the sky and seas and white denotes the purity of the Greek independence struggle. The cross represents the Christian religion. The nine blue-and-white horizontal stripes of the flag stand for the nine syllables of the Greek motto Eleftheria i Thanatos (Greek for Freedom or Death).
The National Anthem
The Hymn to Liberty (or Hymn to Freedom) is a poem written by Dionysios Solomos (1823) and consists of 158 stanzas. It was set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros, (1865) and it is the longest national anthem in the world by length of text. This anthem has been performed at every closing ceremony of the Olympic Games, to pay tribute to Greece as the birthplace of the ancient Olympics.
(English translation by Rudyard Kipling)
We know thee of old
Oh divinely restored,
By the light of thine eyes
And the light of thy sword.
From the graves of our slain
Shall the valor prevail
As we greet thee,
As we greet thee again,
Hail, Liberty! Oh, Hail!
The National Emblem
The national emblem of Greece, also known as the coat of arms of Greece, consists of a blue crest with a white cross totally surrounded by two laurel branches. The first Greek national emblem was provided for by the Constitution of Epidaurus of 1 January 1822.
The colours of the national emblem of the Hellenic Republic are blue and white. An additional design with golden laurel leaves appears on the caps of the military officers of the Hellenic Armed Forces as well as on the flag of the President of the Republic.
