Tag: GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

GR-eco Islands: Smart and Sustainable Greek Islands

In the battle against climate change, Greece has formed an ambitious plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Towards this goal, in 2019, the Greek government launched the GR-eco islands initiative, with the aim to transform the Greek islands into innovation hubs and models of green economy, energy autonomy, digital innovation and ecological mobility.

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Greek Consular Services Process Transformation

ays ago, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the invitation of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Giorgos Kotsiras, successfully hosted a conference to unveil the project “Consular Services Process Transformation”.

It is an initiative that seeks to redesign and digitize services provided by the Greek Consular Authorities worldwide, thereby enhancing their communication with Greek nationals residing abroad and providing faster and more efficient services.

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Greece’s renewable energy landscape

Greece has enacted an impressive array of measures to support its ambitious climate goals while maintaining energy security. Fossil fuel reduction and its replacement with RES, mainly with solar and wind energy, is one of Greece’s top priorities, aided by the country’s geographical position, geological territory and climate.

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🇬🇷 🇵🇹 This week Reading Greece pays tribute to Greek-Portuguese literary encounters. Within this framework, on the occasion of his translation of Cavafy's complete poetic work into Portuguese (Assírio & Alvim, 2025), Reading Greece spoke to distinguished translator and poet José Luís Costa about the main challenges he faced translating the book, how appealing is Greek literature to Portuguese readers, as well as the challenges in bringing contemporary Greek poetry to a Portuguese-speaking audience.

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The 2nd Greek Youth Diaspora Symposium will take place in Athens on November 25–28, 2025, bringing together young members of the Greek Diaspora aged 18–25, who will participate as speakers.

The Symposium was established in 2024 by the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Η Ελλάδα στον Κόσμο, aiming to enhance the engagement of young people of Greek descent with contemporary Greek society. In this context, the 1st Greek Youth Diaspora Symposium was held in Athens on November 27–28, 2024.

The Symposium aims to showcase opportunities for collaboration and networking between young people of the Diaspora and their peers in Greece, through the lens of contemporary challenges and emerging global prospects. This year, the Greek Youth Diaspora Ambassadors, young participants from the first Symposium, will present their initiatives promoting Hellenism and will be awarded for their achievements.

For more info: https://greekyouthdiaspora.gr/
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Greek Youth Diaspora Symposium Highlights
The first Symposium took place in Athens on November 27–28, 2024, offering a dynamic platform for dialogue and cooperation. Young people of Greek descent age...
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Discover the National Glyptotheque in Athens, Part II: the 20th century and the evolution of Greek sculpture into Modernism, Abstraction, and contemporary trends #NationalGallery #AthensArt