FORM 6-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of May 28, 2021
Commission File Number  001-31522

Eldorado Gold Corporation
 (Translation of registrant's name into English)	

1188-550 Burrard Street
Bentall 5
Vancouver, B.C.
Canada  V6C 2B5
 (Address of principal executive offices)	
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes  [    ]  No [ X ]
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 	ELDORADO GOLD CORPORATION	 	
 	 	 	 	
Date: May 28, 2021	By:  	/s/ Karen Aram  	 	
 	 	Karen Aram, Corporate Secretary	 	

Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.	 	Description	
99.1	 	2020 ESTMA Report	

 
 
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 Exhibit 99.1
 
Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act - Annual Report		
Reporting Entity Name	Eldorado Gold Corporation		
Reporting Year	From	1/1/2020	To:	12/31/2020	Date submitted	5/26/2021		
Reporting Entity ESTMA Identification Number	E919377	  	 	 	
			 	 	
Other Subsidiaries Included (optional field)	 	 	
 	 	
For Consolidated Reports - Subsidiary Reporting Entities Included in Report:	Eldorado Gold (Quebec) Inc (ID: E558445)	 	
 	 	
Not Substituted	 	 	 	 	
 	 	
Attestation by Reporting Entity	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
In accordance with the requirements of the ESTMA, and in particular section 9 thereof, I attest I have reviewed the information contained in the ESTMA report for the entity(ies) listed above. Based on my knowledge, and having exercised reasonable diligence, the information in the ESTMA report is true, accurate and complete in all material respects for the purposes of the Act, for the reporting year listed above.	 	

	 	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Full Name of Director or Officer of Reporting Entity	Philip Yee	Date	5/25/2021	 	
Position Title	Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer			 	

 
 
Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act - Annual Report	 	

Reporting Year	From:	1/1/2020	To:	12/31/2020	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Reporting Entity Name	Eldorado Gold Corporation	Currency of the Report	USD	 	 	 	 	
Reporting Entity ESTMA Identification Number	E919377	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Subsidiary Reporting Entities (if necessary)	Eldorado Gold (Quebec) Inc (ID: E558445)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Payments by Payee	 	
Country	Payee Name	Departments, Agency, etc…
within Payee that Received Payments	Taxes	Royalties	Fees	Production Entitlements	Bonuses	Dividends	Infrastructure Improvement Payments	Total Amount paid to Payee	Notes	 	
Turkey	Federal Government of the Republic of Turkey	 	                        42,600,000	                          7,120,000	                          7,290,000	 	 	 	 	57,010,000	Payments to Kavaklidere Tax Office, General Directorate of Mining and Oil Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Regional Directorate of Forestry, Baskent Tax Office, Ulubey Tax Office, Yegenbey Tax Office
 
Payments made in TRY, converted to USD at the exchange rate of the individual payment. The average exchange rate for the period was 7.2. See also Note 1 below.	 	
Turkey	Menderes Municipal Government	 	 	                             160,000	 	 	 	 	 	160,000	Payments made in TRY, converted to USD at the exchange rate of the individual payment. The average exchange rate for the period was 7.2.	 	
Turkey	Ulubey Municipal Government	 	 	 	                             190,000	 	 	 	 	190,000	Payments made in TRY, converted to USD at the exchange rate of the individual payment. The average exchange rate for the period was 7.2.	 	
Turkey	Usak Municipal Government	 	 	 	                             190,000	 	 	 	 	190,000	Payments made in TRY, converted to USD at the exchange rate of the individual payment. The average exchange rate for the period was 7.2.	 	
Canada	Municipality of Val-d'Or	 	                             200,000	 	 	 	 	 	 	200,000	Payments made in CDN, converted to USD at the exchange rate at the date of the individual payment. The average exchange rate for the period was 1.34.	 	
Canada	Government of Quebec	 	                        10,740,000	 	 	 	 	 	 	10,740,000	Payments to Revenu Quebec and the Commission Scolaire de l'Or-et-des-Bois.
 
Payments made in CDN, converted to USD at the exchange rate at the date of the individual payment. The average exchange rate for the period was 1.34.	 	
Greece	Federal Government of Greece	 	                          5,070,000	                          2,340,000	 	 	 	 	 	7,410,000	Payments made in EUR, converted to USD at the exchange rate of the individual payment. The average exchange rate for the period was 1.13. See also Notes 2 and 3 below.	 	
Romania	Certej Municipal Government	 	 	 	                             140,000	 	 	 	 	140,000	Payments made in RON, converted to USD at the exchange rate of the individual payment. The average exchange rate for the period was 4.2.	 	
Romania	Federal Government of Romania	 	                             480,000	 	 	 	 	 	 	480,000	Payments to the Ministry of Public Finance, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the National Agency for Mineral Resources.
 
Payments made in RON, converted to USD at the exchange rate of the individual payment. The average exchange rate for the period was 4.2.	 	
Brazil	Federal Government of Brazil	 	 	 	                             230,000	 	 	 	 	230,000	Payments to the National Historical and Archaeological Heritage Institute and the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. See also Note 4 below.
 
Payments made in BRL, converted to USD at the exchange rate of the individual payment. The average exchange rate for the period was 5.2.	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Additional Notes:	1. Taxes of $73,880,000 were paid to the Federal Government of the Republic of Turkey of which $31,280,000 were paid through offset of VAT refundable and $42,600,000 was paid in cash.
2. Taxes of $7,570,000 were paid to the Greek State of which $2,500,000 was paid through offset of VAT and other amounts refundable and $5,070,000 was paid in cash. Taxes were paid primarily to appeal tax audits and are refundable in the event appeals are successful.
3. Royalties of $4,250,000 were paid to the Greek State of which $1,910,000 was paid through offset of VAT and other amounts refundable and $2,340,000 was paid in cash.
4. Fees include a $31,000 vehicle purchased and donated in-kind.	 	

 

 
Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act - Annual Report	 	

Reporting Year	From:	1/1/2020	To:	12/31/2020	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Reporting Entity Name	Eldorado Gold Corporation	Currency of the Report	USD	 	 	 	
Reporting Entity ESTMA Identification Number	E919377	 	 	 	 	 	
Subsidiary Reporting Entities (if necessary)	Eldorado Gold (Quebec) Inc (ID: E558445)	 	 	 	 	 	
Payments by Project	 	
Country	Project Name	Taxes	Royalties	Fees	Production Entitlements	Bonuses	Dividends	Infrastructure Improvement Payments	Total Amount paid by Project	Notes	 	
Turkey	Kisladag	                                   150,000	                          3,770,000	                          5,840,000	 	 	 	 	9,760,000	Note 1	 	
Turkey	Efemcukuru	                                     60,000	                          3,510,000	                          1,270,000	 	 	 	 	4,840,000	Note 1	 	
Turkey	Ankara Office	                              42,390,000	 	                             560,000	 	 	 	 	42,950,000	Note 1	 	
Canada	Lamaque Operations	                              10,940,000	 	 	 	 	 	 	10,940,000	Note 2	 	
Greece	Olympias	 	                          1,490,000	 	 	 	 	 	1,490,000	Note 3	 	
Greece	Stratoni	 	                             770,000	 	 	 	 	 	770,000	Note 3	 	
Greece	Skouries	 	                               60,000	 	 	 	 	 	60,000	Note 3	 	
Greece	Perama Hill	                                     10,000	                               20,000	 	 	 	 	 	30,000	Note 3	 	
Greece	Kassandra Mines	                                5,060,000	 	 	 	 	 	 	5,060,000	Note 3	 	
Romania	Certej	                                   480,000	 	                             140,000	 	 	 	 	620,000	Note 4	 	
Brazil	Tocantinzinho	 	 	                             200,000	 	 	 	 	200,000	Note 5	 	
Brazil	Vila Nova	 	 	                               30,000	 	 	 	 	30,000	A $31,000 vehicle was purchased and donated in-kind.	 	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Additional Notes:	1. Payments made in TRY, converted to USD at the exchange rate at the date of the individual payment. The average exchange rate for the period was 7.2.
2. Payments made in CDN, converted to USD at the exchange rate at the date of the individual payment. The average exchange rate for the period was 1.34.
3. Payments made in EUR, converted to USD at the exchange rate at the date of the individual payment. The average exchange rate for the period was 1.13.
4. Payments made in RON, converted to USD at the exchange rate at the date of the individual payment. The average exchange rate for the period was 4.2.
5. Payments made in BRL, converted to USD at the exchange rate at the date of the individual payment. The average exchange rate for the period was 5.2.	 	

 

Reporting Principles
 
1.	Basis of Accounting	
The Schedule of Payments by Payee and the Schedule of Payments by Project (collectively, the “Schedules") prepared by Eldorado Gold Corporation (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2020 has been prepared in accordance with the financial reporting provisions in Section 9 of the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act, Section 2.3 of the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act – Technical Reporting Specifications and Section 3 of the Extractor Sector Transparency Measures Act – Guidance Version 2 (collectively the “financial reporting framework”).
 
The Schedules are prepared to provide information to the Board of Directors of Eldorado Gold Corporation and the Minister of Natural Resources Canada to assist in meeting the requirements of the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act. As a result, the Schedules may not be suitable for another purpose.
 
2.	Basis of Presentation	
The Schedules have been prepared using the cash basis of accounting, as required by the financial reporting framework, and therefore exclude any accruals related to payments due to governments.
 
The Schedules include all cash payments made, without inclusion of cash inflows from a government. Where the Company makes a payment to a government that is net of credits from that government, the net payment amount has been presented.
 
3.	Reporting Currency	
All payments are reported in U.S. dollars which is the reporting currency of the Company. When the Company has made payments in currencies other than its reporting currency, it translates the payments using the exchange rate on the date of the individual payment.
 
4.	Rounding	
All figures have been rounded to the nearest $10,000 U.S. dollars.
 
5.	Control	
As required by the financial reporting framework, the Company has reported payments made by entities controlled by the Company. The Company has determined whether it controls an entity in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.