In the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the newly created ARGO prize was awarded to eight diaspora Greeks who have distinguished themselved in their respective fields, during a ceremony held in the Athens Concert Hall on Thursday evening.
The initiative is the creation of the "Network of Greeks of the European Union" based in Brussels, who conceived the ARGO prize as a way to raise awareness of successful Diaspora Greeks and their works.
The eight prizes will be awarded each year to outstanding Greeks who are not involved in activities that get worldwide coverage and whose achievement are therefore not known at home.
The eight individuals awarded in 2019, the inaugural year for the prizes were: