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“George Seferis: The Man, the Poet, the Nobel Laureate”

For the first time outside Greece, an extraordinary opportunity to encounter the legacy of one of Greece’s Nobel laureates.

On display will be his Nobel Prize Diploma and Medal, together with the original manuscript of The Cistern, written in London in 1932, a rare and deeply personal glimpse into his literary world.

Presented with the kind courtesy of the Benaki Museum.

📍 Hellenic Residence, London
📅 23–25 September 2026
🎟 Free admission | Registration required
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🇬🇷 The vote of Greeks living abroad matters

Greek citizens who live or are temporarily staying abroad can exercise their right to vote in parliamentary elections from their country of residence, provided they register on the special electoral rolls for voters abroad.

👉 Registration is quick and easy and can be completed online through the official platform of the Greek Ministry of the Interior:

https://apodimoi.ypes.gov.gr/
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Greek News Agenda3 days ago
Greece’s Diplomatic History Enters the Digital Age

🗓️ Starting Monday, 21 September 2026, the new digital platform of the Diplomatic and Historical Archives Service (YDIA) of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be available both at the YDIA Reading Room and online at arxeio.mfa.gr.

🔎 Through the platform, researchers will be able to explore the catalogues of declassified archival material held by YDIA without prior registration.

As part of this ambitious digitisation project:

📚 Tens of millions of pages have been digitized and microfilmed;

🗂️ Tens of thousands of archival files have been catalogued and organised;

💻 A digital infrastructure has been created to ensure the secure preservation, search, and controlled use of the material;

🤖 Artificial Intelligence tools are being integrated to further facilitate access to the archives.