Embassy News
December 23, 2015
Christmas Holidays
The Consulate General of Greece will remain closed on Friday, December 25th in observance of Christmas Holidays.
December 18, 2015
Deputy FM Mardas visits U.S.
The Deputy Foreign Minister for International Economic Relations, Dimitris Mardas, completed his four-day visit to the U.S. (New York City, Washington, DC) today, within the framework of his participation, as a keynote speaker, in the 17th Invest in Greece Forum, which took place in New York City on 14 December 2015. During his stay in […]
December 11, 2015
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Konstantinos Koutras’ responses to journalists’ questions regarding the latest developments on the European level in the refugee/migration crisis
Below are ten (10) key-point responses from Foreign Ministry spokesperson Konstantinos Koutras to journalists’ questions on the latest developments on the European level in the refugee/migration crisis: 1. Everyone acknowledges that the dimensions of the current refugee/migration issue greatly exceed the management capabilities of any one state – of any size – surpass the European […]
December 4, 2015
Joint statements of Foreign Minister Kotzias and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, following their meeting (Athens, 4 December 2015)
N. KOTZIAS: Good day. I welcome my friend Secretary of State John Kerry, with whom we work closely in the context and the spirit of the traditional bonds of friendship that join the two countries, and I also welcome him and hope we will see him again in the future, because he is a person […]
December 3, 2015
Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World.
In this new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, some 50 bronze sculptures and related works survey the development of Hellenistic art as it spread from Greece throughout the Mediterranean between the fourth and first centuries BC. Read More
November 25, 2015
AFI European Union Film Show Case 2015
Two Greek Films are featured in this year’s AFI European Union Film Show Case. “Wednesday 4:45” and “A Blast” View the full schedule here.
November 23, 2015
Thanksgiving Day
The Embassy and Consular Office of Greece will remain closed on Thursday, November 26th in observance of Thanksgiving Day.
November 21, 2015
Statement from the headquarters of the Hellenic Coastguard. Denial of claims in articles and audiovisual material
1. The Hellenic Coastguard categorically denies the articles in the foreign press, as well as the doctored audiovisual material on a foreign website, according to which a Hellenic Coastguard vessel allegedly tried to sink a boat carrying refugees. Moreover, there is no reason to deny the real event that members of the crew tried to […]
November 19, 2015
EU Citizenship Survey: Share your opinion on our common values, rights and democratic participation
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