Comprehensive strategy for the Greek Diaspora

Deputy Foreign Minister George Kotsiras presented οn Tuesday,  the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' 2024-2027 Strategic Plan for the Greek Diaspora to the Special Permanent Committee on Greeks Abroad.

Kotsiras emphasized that, for the first time, Greece is developing a horizontal, coordinated, and comprehensive strategy for the Diaspora with a long-term horizon.

He highlighted that the plan builds upon a series of initiatives reflecting the government's genuine interest in the Diaspora, including the removal of barriers to voting for Greeks abroad and the introduction of absentee voting.

Kotsiras described the Strategic Plan, developed following extensive consultation and recently presented at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, as "a significant first national step" to bring the Greek Diaspora closer to Greece.

The plan also includes initiatives such as the digital transformation of consular services, the expansion of the online Greek language learning platform (staellinika.com), the increase in summer hosting programs for expatriates, and the promotion of collaboration between Greek and foreign universities. Kotsiras particularly emphasized actions to attract the scientific diaspora and the "brain drain" generation.

AMNA