Higlights of the Month – March 2020

The 11-year-old ancient Athenian Myrtis is taking part in the global fight against coronavirus with an animation video message   In 430 BC, the 11-year-old ancient Athenian Myrtis − a victim to the great plague of Athens like Pericles – could not imagine that after 2,500 years, she would take …

  H.E. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India   It has been a topsy-turvy start to the third decade of this century. COVID-19 has brought with it many disruptions. Coronavirus has significantly changed the contours of professional life. These days, home is the new office. The Internet is the new …

  Message from Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to citizens on the plan to phase out the restrictive measures – 28th April 2020   Thirty-seven days after Greece went into full lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis unveiled a a long-awaited plan for the gradual lifting …

The General Secretariat for Public Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the second and final part of the video “Staying at Home, Traveling through Literature: Diplomats recite Greek Literature”. This initiative aims at sending out a message of international solidarity in the fight against the global threat of …

A year has gone by, since the worldwide grief over Notre Dame de Paris when time was wrapped in flames. Notre Dame de Paris, this architectural masterpiece of Gothic rhythm which is included in UNESCO’s List of World Heritage Sites since 1991, was deeply damaged from the fire that broke …

Message from the Secretary-General for Public Diplomacy, Religious and Consular Affairs Konstantinos Alexandris   The General Secretariat for Public Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs actively participates, within its competence, in the efforts to tackle COVID-19 pandemic. With the aim of raising public awareness and transmitting the message that …

  MessageBy His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Beginning of Holy and Great Week (Lazarus Saturday, April 11, 2020) Brethren and children in the Lord, Once again, Holy and Great Lent has come to a conclusion. Today, we joyfully celebrated the resurrection of Christ’s intimate friend, Lazarus, which serves as a …

    In support of the friendly Spanish people, who have been hit hard by the pandemic, the Spanish flag was raised in a symbolic ceremony on April 10th at the central building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the President of the Hellenic Parliament, Konstantinos Tasoulas, Alternate Minister …

    Greece has expressed its solidarity to Italy during a special event organised by the Greek Foreign Ministry, standing by its neighbour in one of the most trying times in its history. At that time, Italy had been the hardest hit country in Europe with 13,155 Covid-induced deaths, surpassing …

  A fight against time: A new environment for the economy and the energy sector As the spread of the coronavirus causes economies around the world to come to a standstill, all eyes are currently set on two things: 1) The timeframe for reducing coronavirus expansion and gradually returning to …