Friday, January 3, 2014

Bakogiani calls, the Greek diaspora, for dual citizenship

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The next local elections in May, the Greeks of Diaspora, will vote for the first time in history

About 700 thousand
Northern Epiriotes, will receive double citizenship after the bill is expected to pass in the Greek parliament

Dora Bakogianis , a Senior official, of the Nea Demokracy Party of the PM Antonis Samaras, during a visit in Melbourne, Australia, has said before the Greek diaspora, that the Greek government (ND, PASOK) has prepared a draft law for the device with dual nationality, all the Greek diaspora, Omogenia in 5 continents where they live.

In this case, the former Foreign Minister of Greece Dora Bakogiani, a good cognitive, for the national issues of Greece, has informed the Australian Greek lobby, for the efforts of the Greek government, to provide within these months, with dual citizenship and the right to vote, in the upcoming local elections to be held in May, in Greece.

Of course in the program of this draft law, the Northern Epiriotes, are a large contingent from Albania, in which a major category, including ethnic Greeks, mixed families, vllaho greeks, and Albanian with permanent residence permits in Greece.

According to sources for SManalysis, the Greek dual citizenship, may receive about 700 thousand Northern epiriotes, with the right to vote, both Greece and Albania where they live.

The procedure of distribution of dual citizenship documents, will be a process headed by foreign Ministry, directly by consulates in all the world where live the Greek diaspora (omogenes).

According to a result of the Census from the Greek Organization in Albania, " Omonia ", over 300 thousand ethnic Greeks, live in Albania, half of them immigrants living in Greece, who having parents, permanent civil status and property in Albania.

Anyway, both Athens and the Greek Organization "Omonia", doesn`t recognize the Albania Census of 2011, realized by the Albanian Government, which accounts about 1.7% of Greek community that live in Albania and 6.7% the orthodox community.

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