Austria’s Parliament has decided not to keep profits from its holding of Greek bonds and will return them to Greece in a grant to help the country try to recover from a crushing economic crisis and $390 billion debt. Austrian Minister of Finance Maria Fekter is authorized to give Greece an annual grant up to [...]
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Theatrical Tribute to Ritsos in Vienna
A tribute to the great Greek poet, Giannis Ritsos will take place at the Interkult Theater in the capital of Austria, Vienna on May 21 and 22. The theatrical company …zur Sonne, the first Greek theatrical group in Vienna, will present the play, We step aside, poet, so that you pass. The performance is a [...]
Hellenism Honors Memory of Mauthausen Victims
Hellenism will honor the memory of 3,700 Greek victims of the Nazi World War II atrocities at the former concentration camp in Mauthausen, Upper Austria, on May 12. Thrice Holy, call of the dead, speeches, wreath laying and presentation of Mikis Theodorakis’ monumental work Mauthausen will be held during the ceremony. Representatives of the Greek [...]
More Greeks Want Work In Austria
The number of Greeks seeking a job in Austria was up by 15 percent in 2012, compared to 2011, according to data published by Statistics Austria, although the total was still only a miniscule 156. Greece’s crushing economic crisis is making many flee. At the same level of 15 percent was also the rise in [...]
Big Jump In Austrian Bookings For Greece
Austrians are coming to Greece in droves this summer, with advance bookings showing an increase of 20-25 percent. Ioannis Afukatudis, who heads the Austrian branch of the Thomas Cook travel agency said the statistics are very encouraging for Greece. He said Greece is benefiting from a near-cessation of images of strikes, protests and riots against [...]
Singer Dimou Shines In Vienna Concert
Hundreds of Viennese friends of Greece welcomed the famous Greek artist Giorgos Dimou with demonstrations of admiration, at the renowned music theater of Vienna, the Raimund Theatre, where he gave a stunning concert. Dimou has brought Greek music closer to the Austrian audience with his performances over the last five decades. In the nearly three-hour [...]
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05 / 19 EU Court: Greece Must Pay
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05 / 19 Even Bild Admired Agathonas At Eurovision
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05 / 18 Three Greek Islands On EU Cheap List
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05 / 18 The Greek Who Can Spy On Earth
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05 / 18 Former Consul Tipaldos Died In Italy
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08 / 04 Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan Reportedly Claims Olympic Flame is Turkish
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01 / 24 Intercultural Association Macedonia Cuts Vasilopita
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07 / 28 IOC President Jacques Rogge Calls London Home of The Olympics; Forgets Greece
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05 / 03 Skopje: Streets Renamed With Ancient Greek Names
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05 / 22 Philip II of Macedonia Statue in Skopje Defies NATO
