Embassy News
June 14, 2017
Deputy Foreign Minister Amanatidis' speech at the presentation of the Greek Diaspora Map (Thessaloniki, 14 June 2017)
Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a particular pleasure to be presenting, for the first time, the digital, interactive Greek Diaspora Map here in Thessaloniki, which has always been the heart of the Greek Diaspora. The Greek Diaspora Map is a unique digital record and representation of the Greek presence abroad and was initiated in […]
June 12, 2017
40th INTERNATIONAL MARIA CALLAS GRAND PRIX - OPERA 2017
From the very beginning, the Maria Callas Grand Prix in opera and piano traced this issue on the fact that discovering a talent is one thing; awarding a musician, ready to successfully meet the high standards of an international career, is quite another. Consequently, the criteria and requirements between these two differ accordingly. As a […]
June 10, 2017
Foreign Minister N. Kotzias' interview on Alpha Radio, with journalist M. Nikoltsiou
M. NIKOLTSIOU: Minister, good morning and thank you for being with us. N. KOTZIAS: Good morning from Kozani. I hope yours is a beautiful Saturday. M. NIKOLTSIOU: A summer's day, without rain. So, Minister, a lot has happened in recent days: we had Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia, and immediately afterwards Qatar is isolated. N. […]
June 1, 2017
Philoxenia Program College Student Trip to Greece
Philoxenia Program College Student Trip to Greece July 24-August 2, 2017 Call for Applications The General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad is accepting applications for its first Philoxenia Program Trip to Greece aimed to further enhance the bonds between twenty (20) U.S. and Canadian students of Greek descent and their country of origin. The trip will […]
June 1, 2017
Holy Spirit Day
The Embassy and Consular Office of Greece will remain closed on Monday, June 5th in observance of the Holy Spirit Day.
May 24, 2017
Foreign Minister, N. Kotzias' opening speech at the Rhodes Conference for Security and Stability (Rhodes, 22.05.2017)
I want to thank all of you for accepting our invitation. Some of our colleagues will be arriving with some delay, due to yesterday's emergency meeting of Arab states, in Saudi Arabia. Today we are meeting for the second time. We constitute a common historical-geographical space with many shared political, historical and cultural traditions. A […]
May 20, 2017
Memorial Day
The Embassy and Consular Office of Greece will remain closed on Monday, May 29th in observance of Memorial Day.
May 10, 2017
Rhodes Conference for Security and Stability 2017 (Rhodes, 22-23 May 2017)
The Rhodes Conference for Security and Stability 2017 will take place in Rhodes on 22 and 23 May, with the participation of Foreign Ministers and high-ranking officials from states of the Arab World, the Balkans and the southeastern Mediterranean. This Conference is a follow-up to Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias' initiative, which was inaugurated last year […]
April 27, 2017
Press Conference of the 1st Ministerial Meeting of the Ancient Civilizations Forum
MFA SPOKESMAN: We welcome you to the press conference of the 1st Ministerial Meeting of the Ancient Civilizations Forum. The Foreign Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Nikos Kotzias, has the floor. N. KOTZIAS: Good afternoon. I would like to thank all of our guests, who came to Athens, the city of Democracy and Culture, so […]
