During a meeting in Budapest between the President of Hungary, Pál Schmitt, and Metropolitan Arsenios of Austria and Exarch of Hungary and Mid-Europe, the strong relations between Greek Orthodoxy and the Hungarian State were the main topic of conversation. During the meeting, the significance of Greek presence in Vienna was emphasized, as well as the [...]
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Demonstration in Solidarity With The Greek People in Austria
Many people want to show their solidarity with the Greek movement, both in Greece and other countries; people that live, work or study in Austria gathered in front of the Greek embassy in Vienna shouting chants and holding banners.They wanted to show their opposition towards the austerity plans for Greece. The demonstration was called by [...]
Austria: “Greeks Should Sell Isolated and Uninhabited Islands”
The head of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Christoph Leitl, made a proposal to Greeks, that regards the sale of some isolated and uninhabited Greek islands. Leitl believes that such an action may improve the tense atmosphere existing between Athens and Europe. “It is not about the money, it is about the good spirit that [...]
Greece Remains Amidst Top Tourist Destinations for Austrians, But Not For Germans
Despite the Greek debt crisis and the constant strikes, Austrian tourists remain fans of the attractions of the Mediterranean country, unlike the Germans, reported a recent study conducted by the “Foundation for Future Matters” of the Technical University of Salzburg and published Monday by the daily newspaper “Wiener Zeitung”. According to the study’s findings, 6% [...]
Cypriot Cultural Centre of Vienna Celebrates the New Year
The Cypriot Cultural Centre in Vienna celebrated the beginning of the New Year in a very grandiose event hosted at the Hall of the old Town Hall. The traditional vasilopita cutting event was attended by the newly enthroned Greek-Orthodox Metropolitan of Austria and Exarch of Hungary and Mid-Europe, Arsenios, the Chargé d’affaires of the Republic [...]
Austrian Paper Decries Measures Imposed on Greece by European Governments
The editors of an article on the Austrian paper ‘Profil’, Guenter Mueller and Robert Treichler, pose a simple question to the European Governments: “if they would still support all these measures imposed on Greece if these measures have been imposed to their own countries”. The article, accompanied by relevant tables, refers to the cuts of [...]
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02 / 21 Greek Analyst on BBC News: “Greece Has Now Officially Defaulted”
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02 / 21 Joint Statement on Natural Gas Pipeline by Greek and Italian Energy Ministries
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02 / 21 Greek Brandy ‘Metaxa’ Travels Throughout Europe
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02 / 20 Patriarch Bartholomew Asks for Religious Freedom and Equal Rights for Minorities in Turkey
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02 / 20 Turkey Chides Greek Foreign Minister for his Statements on Greek-Turkish Relations
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05 / 27 Dutch Newspaper Mocks Greece’s Financial Situation
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06 / 15 Parts of Alexander the Great’s Statue Being Assembled at Skopje Square
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12 / 27 Albanian Nationalists Point Finger at Archbishop Anastasios
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04 / 02 “Greeks will start begging soon” says Turkish State Minister
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12 / 26 Turkish Cypriot ‘Grinches’ Steal Christmas, Stop Holiday Liturgy
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