There are feelings of frustration that pervade Greeks in Germany affected by the closing of Greek consulates in Hanover, Cologne and Leipzig, stated the Federation of Greek Communities (OEK) in Germany. The statement was made in a letter to the Prime Minister of Greece, George Papandreou.
“We address an ultimate appeal to the government and to you personally, Mr. Prime Minister, to postpone the removal of the three consulates until the modernization and the streamlining of consular functions is launched.
By eliminating the three consulates without parallel modernizing and streamlining of the functioning of the remaining five and of the consular department of the Embassy, the State submits the Greek immigrants in Germany to heavy financial burden and suffering”, stressed the statement of the German OEK.
The Federation of Greek Communities (OEK) in Germany reports also that the repeated announcement of setting up Centers of Citizen Support for the Greek Germans has not been implemented and there are no proposals adopted to serve the Greek Germans through the Greek communities.
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