Embassy News
August 1, 2017
Courses for teaching Greek as a foreign language
The Centre for the Greek Language announces the launch of the new cycle of the distance training program "Courses for teaching Greek as a foreign language" for teachers of Greek in Greece and abroad (http://diadromes.greek-language.gr).The course begins on October 2nd, 2017 and lasts 10 months. Registration takes place from 03-07-2017 until 18-09-2017 on the platform […]
June 28, 2017
Independence Day
The Embassy and Consular Office of Greece will remain closed on Tuesday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day.
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.
