The interest of the Greek-American diaspora in acquiring Greek citizenship was underlined by the visit of Secretary General for Citizenship Tanasis Balerba to the United States. The invitation was sent by Greek National Society President Drake Behrakis, in collaboration with the new Consul General in Los Angeles, Giannis Stamatekos. c.g. he held meetings with representatives of Greek associations and also spoke at an open meeting of citizens and expatriates in Hagia Sophia organized by the Consulate General. Balerbas even had private meetings with famous Americans Nia Vardalos and Nick Cassavetes – both of Greek origin – who expressed their desire to acquire Greek citizenship, following in the footsteps of Oscar-winning filmmaker Alexander Payne, who received Greek citizenship since 2019. .

Dora rep… ELP

The confidence of European forums in former Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis was once again demonstrated yesterday, when Council member N.D. took the floor on behalf of the entire People’s Party for the report of the supervisory committee on Turkey at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The former minister, of course, did not miss the opportunity to personally address the Turkish president, urging him not to look for enemies abroad, to stop threatening neighbors and to see that the only struggle he has to fight is the struggle for democracy in Turkey. and for the observance of human rights. “The report confirms the harsh reality that democracy in Turkey has declined so rapidly and so severely in recent years that it is practically non-existent,” was her sharp disgust.

Hardalias and then… Biden

The positions of Deputy Secretary of Defense from his trip to the US are delightful, as they have that populism and spontaneity that the profile owner himself possesses. The latest update that the deputy minister told us concerned his meeting with Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa, who is visiting Washington. And Nick Hardt also pointed us to the bliss program, as he noted that four-quarters were in the presence of Alex, the Greek ambassador in Washington. Papadopoulou “and a few hours before His Beatitude met with President Biden at the White House.” The epithet was clear: before Biden, he saw Mustard.