A Greek couple has been found to be among the 181 people, who lost their life in the wildfires that continue raging in the Australian state of Victoria.
Due to the catastrophic wildfires in Victoria state, the exhibition, "Athenian Democracy speaks with its epigraphs" will be inaugurated in Australia in the month of March instead of February.
Referring to the draft bill on the expatriate Greek vote, Andreas Loverdos, a senior member of the main opposition Pasok party and its spokesman on foreign policy, has accused the government of exceeding all bounds of responsibility and of efforts to profit through public relations.
The Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center in Chicago inaugurated its newest exhibition, ANAMNISEIS: Highlights of the Permanent Collection.The exhibit which opened on February 5, 2009 in the Hellenic Museum's main gallery translates to memories.
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Optimism about expatriate Greek vote
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Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis - on her own initiative - met recently with the presidium of the Council for Hellenes Abroad (CHA). The main subject of the discussions was the realisation of the decision to grant voting rights in Greek national elections to Hellenes living abroad, in their country of residence. Also present at the meeting were the Foreign Undersecretary, Theodore Kassimis, the president of parliament's Special Standing Committee for Hellenes Abroad, Nikos Tsiartsionis. The constructive dialogue held conveyed optimism that in the near future there will be the possibility to find a "happy medium" in implementing the constitutional mandate. Also discussed at length was the creation of a "Friends of Hellenism" network, in order to utilise the significant dynamic of Greeks and philhellenese throughout the world, as suggested by the CHA.