A photographic exhibition by Stavros Andriotis, entitled “Absences and Presences” is being presented in Kharkov, Ukraine, organised by the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography.

Twenty writers from 17 countries will take part in a literary reading program at the International Book Fair in Leipzig, Germany, at the "Kleine Sprachen-Große Literaturen",(“Small languages, big literature”) forum. The authors taking part in the program from March 12-15 are being presented in pairs, along the criteria of similarities in their writing and subject-matter. 

The Council for Hellenes Abroad (CHA) Coordinator for Europe, George Amarantidis participated recently in a conference held in Germany by the Federation of Greek Associations of Parents and Guardians.

A draft bill on the expatriate Greek vote appears to have been shelved once again, following a decision by the opposition to vote against it in parliament.

A letter setting out its positions on the name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has been sent to US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton by the Pan-Macedonian Union of USA.