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Greece Is Reversing Brain Drain. Can Its Economy Use the Talent Returning?
More educated Greeks are returning, but many skilled people who never left remain underpaid, underused or excluded from decisions. The crisis-era exodus may be easing, but the conditions behind it have not disappeared.
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Orthodox Youth Invited to Enter ‘Green Patriarch’ Poster Contest
Orthodox students ages 5 to 18 may submit hand-drawn artwork honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s 35 years of leadership and environmental advocacy.
New Testimony Details 2017 Exhumations After Cyprus’ Athalassa Hospital Bombing
An archaeologist and former nurse have recounted the improvised burials that followed the 1974 Turkish air attack and the 2017 search for victims’ remains.
Greek Maritime Golf Event Returns to Costa Navarino September 4-6
The 12th annual gathering will feature an 18-hole tournament for maritime executives, a golf clinic, and a Saturday raffle benefiting Floga.
Greek Voters Abroad Need New Registration for Next Parliamentary Election
Eligible Greek citizens outside the country can choose postal voting, in-person voting abroad or postal voting as a fallback. Previous overseas-voter registrations will not carry over.
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AHEPA Honors Service, Business and Religious Freedom at Philadelphia Banquet
The closing banquet of AHEPA’s Philadelphia convention honored Pantelis Boumpouras, Pete and Gus Pahides, and Dr. Anthony J. Limberakis, while recognizing George Horiates for his work organizing the weeklong gathering.
Common Mistakes Greek Americans Make When Applying for Greek Citizenship
Greek Americans often approach citizenship as a family-history project. Greek authorities read the file differently: as a legal chain that must be proven through records.
Greek Name Days This Week: August 2 to August 8, 2026
The first full week of August includes the Transfiguration of the Savior, when Sotirios and Sotiria celebrate, along with name days for Salome, Nonna, Asterios, Nikanor, Myron, Triantafyllos, and others.
AHEPA Honors Army Veterans Hollister and Vamvakias Aboard Battleship New Jersey
Retired Army officers Carl Hollister and Nicholas P. Vamvakias received AHEPA’s Military Service Award during a veterans tribute on the Camden waterfront.
AHEPA Marks America’s 250th in Philadelphia, Honors Dr. Elias Iliadis
At a convention gathering overlooking Independence Hall, AHEPA recognized the South Jersey cardiologist’s pandemic service and Greek-American leadership.
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ReGeneration Has Helped More Than 5,000 Young Greeks Find Work, but ‘Brain Waste’ Remains
Michael Printzos, Country Head of The Hellenic Initiative, discusses ReGeneration’s employment record and the gap between finding work and building a viable career in Greece.
Greece Retains U.S. Coast Guard QUALSHIP 21 Eligibility Through June 2027
Greek-flagged ships recorded no U.S. safety detentions in 2025 and a three-year detention rate of 0.44%, keeping Greece among 22 flag administrations eligible for the program.
How to Stay Connected in Greece’s Remote Islands and Villages
A roaming plan or eSIM will cover most trips, but visitors heading to isolated homes, mountain villages or smaller islands should check the local network, ask about Wi-Fi and prepare for time offline.
Mount Olympus Added to UNESCO World Heritage List After 12-Year Effort
UNESCO has listed the wider Mount Olympus area as a mixed cultural and natural property, recognizing its mythology, archaeological connection to Dion and exceptional biodiversity.
Greece Secures Temporary Exemption for Russian LNG Shipping in EU Sanctions Deal
The narrow carveout protects qualifying prewar contracts tied to Dynagas, caps shipments at 2025 volumes and leaves the EU’s January 2027 import ban intact.
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Heritage, language, and the arts
Lakis Halkias, Singer of Greek Folk and Popular Music, Dies at 82
The Ioannina-born singer spent four years in the United States and Canada during a career that ranged from Epirote folk music and rebetiko to laiko and Greek art song.
Three Former LAGFF Discovery Days Selections Receive €1.065 Million from Eurimages
Films by Yianna Americanou, Elina Psykou and Iris Baglanea were among 33 international co-productions selected in the European fund’s second financing round of 2026.
Theodoros Papakostas Revisits ‘The Other Half’ of Ancient Greece
The Archaeostoryteller’s latest book traces the Greek cities of southern Italy and Sicily, presenting Magna Graecia as a central part of the ancient Greek world.
Greek National Opera to Make U.S. Debut at Carnegie Hall
The October 15 concert will honor Nikos Kazantzakis through works by five Greek composers, with Anita Rachvelishvili and Maria Kostraki joining the Greek National Opera Orchestra.
Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Drives UK Interest in Learning Greek
Search interest and sales of Homer’s epic climbed in Britain around the film’s release, while Penn translator Emily Wilson criticized the adaptation but welcomed the renewed attention.
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Remembering members of our community
Filia Plianthos
Filia Plianthos, who shared more than 50 years of marriage with her late husband, Panagiotis, passed away at age 90. She is survived by two sons, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Anastasia Dinoulis
Born in Karditsa, Greece, Anastasia Dinoulis worked as a seamstress in Philadelphia before spending two decades at Atlantic City casinos and nine years at English Creek Academy.
Angelo Stamatogianis
A Greek immigrant and longtime New Jersey restaurateur, he spent 25 years building the Oyster Bay Restaurant into a familiar gathering place in Forked River.
Christos “Chris” Katsifis
Christos C. Katsifis, a Greek-born engineer, restaurateur and longtime Central New Jersey resident, passed away at age 90.
George Panagiotis Kousoulis
George Panagiotis Kousoulis built a long career in South Jersey restaurants and supported church and scholarship efforts honoring his daughter Danielle, a victim of the 9/11 attacks.
Rev. Protopresbyter Andrew Eugenis
The Rev. Protopresbyter Andrew Eugenis, who served the Saint George Greek Orthodox community in Ocean Township for nearly 25 years, passed away at age 66.