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The 18th "Great Feast", one of the largest and most beloved cultural events of the Greeks of eastern Ukraine, was held in Mariupol on September 25. This Pan-Ukrainian Festival of Greek Culture is held every two years under the aegis...

The Federation of Greek Associations in Ukraine sent a letter to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras requesting that Greece provides temporary shelter for Greeks in Ukraine’s conflict zone, who are in need of immediate assistance. The letter described the tragic...

Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Kyriakos Gerontopoulos responded immediately to the Greek community of Mariupol's request for financial support of the local Medical Center “Hippocrates.” More than 100,000 Greek Diaspora members are currently living in war-hit Ukraine and medical care availability...

The point that defines the end of the Ukrainian army is the community of Sartana in Mariupol, where soldiers control who comes and goes, and curfew starts at 8 pm. Many members of the Greek Diaspora live between Russian separatists...

The diplomatic missions of Greece in Kiev, Mariupol and Odessa are in constant contact with the federation of Greek associations and their members because of the emergency situation that has developed in Ukraine. Evangelos Venizelos, Greece's Deputy Prime Minister and...

Anguish, unrest and fear prevails in the ranks of the 150,000 Greeks who live in Ukraine and particularly in Crimea since the neo-Nazi Right Sector controls the situation there. According to the Russian agency Interfax, armed men seized the...

The Federation of Greek Associations of  Ukraine will hold again “Mega Yiourti” in the “Greek” village Sartana in the Mariupol region, on September 10th. This festival has been organized since 2005 every year. The celebration gives the opportunity for Greeks...

The withdrawal of the Consulate General of Greece in Mariupol, Ukraine was requested through a protest outside the building of the Consulate by the Federation of Greek Associations in Ukraine.  This is one of the largest Greek Diaspora organizations...

Strong emotions and national pride overwhelmed the members of the Greek delegation and the roughly 5,000 Greeks of Ukraine who attended the 12th "Mega Yiourti" event hosted by the country's Federation of Greek Associations held in Gratinoe (previously Karan,...