The content is organized into four (4) units:

• Policy: it presents Greek Foreign Policy and the principles governing it, structured around axes of priority and geographic regions.
• Services: it presents the services offered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to citizens and undertakings. To facilitate understanding, the presentation of the services available is organized on a rationale reflecting human events.
• The Ministry: it presents the structure, the organizational chart and the history of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• News: it promptly presents current news, statements and press releases concerning the latest Foreign Policy developments.

• Site map: it shows available contents.
• Navigation Menu: it features a comprehensive range which allows you to access the information you want in just a few clicks.
• Search engine: it allows you to search through available information according to your needs

On the whole, the term “Service” refers to a series of actions the Ministry takes to address a human need (human event).

The Services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs relate to actions the Ministry undertakes in relation to citizens (both Greek and foreign) and to undertakings in the context of issues of its responsibility.

The unit Services presents the services offered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs along with guidelines for their implementation, and information on communication points with the competent Authority of the Ministry.

Services are in the process of being offered in electronic form so that this site become a point where services are provided on line to visitors.

This site is updated by a competent body created specifically for this purpose. This body sees to the consistent, reliable and timely updating of the site’s content, in full cooperation with the Political Leadership and the Directorates of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In particular the News topic of this site, which features news and official announcements, is updated daily by the Public Information Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The address of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs

5 Vassilissis Sophias Av, 106 71 Athens

Call centre: 210-3681000, 3682000, 3683000

a) The Central Services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which include Directorates, Departments and Agencies established in its headquarters.

b) The Overseas Authorities, which include Consulates and Embassies and which constitute the Ministry’s services based in countries with which Greece maintains official bilateral relations.

There are Greek Authorities based abroad in countries with which Greece maintains direct official bilateral relations.

To access information on Greek Authorities abroad you can follow three (3) different routes:

a) From the unit Services > Catalogue of Services > Greek Authorities Abroad

b) From the dynamic map in the home page select the geographic region and then the country you are interested in.

c) From the unit Politics > Geographic Regions follow the navigation menu to the country in which you wish to find a Greek Authority.

From the unit Services > Catalogue of Services > Foreign Authorities in Greece.

Official translations are provided by the Translation Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

You can find information in the unit Services> Passport Issue–Renewal (Visa).

The priorities of the Greek Foreign Policy are analyzed into the following axes of precedence:

• Culture
• Diaspora Hellenism
• Environment
• Global Issues
• International Organizations
• Security - Defence