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Greeks in Venezuela have condemned the decision by Greece to close its embassy in Caracas after 43 years of continuous operation. In a letter addressed to the new foreign minister Giorgos Gerapetritis, community leaders appeal to Athens to reconsider its...

On Monday, Greece announced that it has reopened its embassy in the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, after it was forced to shut it down in the days leading to the Russian invasion. The announcement was made by Foreign Minister Nikos...

The Greek embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine was evacuated as Russian troops made their way into the capital city on Friday. All embassy staff, as well as any Greek citizens who wished to leave, fled from the embassy, according to the...

Greece has strengthened its presence in West Africa by opening an embassy in Dakar, Senegal on Wednesday. Greece Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias on an official visit to the country said that close cooperation with Senegal in education, tourism,...

Diplomatic missions suspended their activities at the Embassy in Tripoli on July 31, 2014, with the evacuation of a total of 186 Greek and foreign citizens. Now, Greece is planning to normalize ties with Libya again say diplomatic sources....

Greek diplomats appear relieved by the fact that Ankara has not yet submitted an official request for the extradition of eight Turkish army officials who fled to Greece by helicopter following last month’s failed coup. According to Greek diplomats the main...

The Greek Embassy in Berlin was among the list of services and diplomatic missions systematically monitored by the German secret services. The revelation came through Spiegel, according to which BND was closely monitoring the Interior Ministries of the U.S.,...

Greeks living in New Zealand expressed their frustration over the decision to suspend the operation of the Greek Embassy in Wellington, as well as the Greek government’s failure to provide a salaried Consulate that can serve the needs of Greeks...

The Greek government requested all Greek Embassies and Consulates to return any available funds they hold to Greece's central tax authority, on May 15. Greece urged its diplomatic authorities abroad to return unallocated funds (for office supplies, cleaning supplies, etc.) and revenues from consular operations...

On April 29, 2015 the opening of the art exhibition "Lemnos - the Greek dimension in the ANZAC Centenary" took place in Canberra, as part of the events for the Centenary of the Australian and New Zealand Expeditionary Corps,...