The 62nd Berlin International Film Festival opened on Thursday, February 9, with the world premiere of the French production “Les adieux a la Reine” (Farewell my Queen) by director Benoït Jacquot, starring Diane Kruger. The first big-scale film festival of the year will close on February 19, 2012. The Award Ceremony will be held on [...]
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Pergamon Altar Closed to Visitors for Three Years Due to Renovations
The Great Altar of Pergamon, a sculpted frieze dating from the 2nd century BC and one of Berlin’s top tourist attractions, will be closed for repair work in 2014, the museum said on Tuesday. The Pergamon Museum – which opened in order to house the Ancient Greek masterpiece in 1930 on Berlin’s renowned Museum Island [...]
Berlin Worries Over Funding of Branch of Hellenic Foundation for Culture
The director of the Branch of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture in Berlin, Eleftherios Oikonomou, expressed his worries over the functioning of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, after the chairman of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture in Greece asked to prevent the functioning of the German branch until enough funding was found. Oikonomou admits that [...]
Hellenic German Forum on Tourism To Reinforce Investments in Greece
Greek Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Giorgos Nikitiadis coordinated the Hellenic German Forum on tourism held on Monday at the German Bundestag in Berlin. The meeting produced positive messages regarding German interest in investing in the Greek tourism sector. Participants decided on the establishment of two working groups comprising representatives of the Greek National Tourism [...]
Berlinale 2012 to Pay Tribute to Theo Angelopoulos and Vadim Glowna
The Berlin International Film Festival 2012 will present two special screenings in its programme, paying tribute to the recently deceased Greek filmmaker Theodoros Angelopoulos and German actor and filmmaker Vadim Glowna. The Greek award-winning director (77) was killed in a motorcycle accident, while shooting for his new film “The Other Sea” outside Athens, and Vadim [...]
Measures for Integrating Migrants in Germany
Specific measures on the integration of immigrants were presented yesterday during the summit convened by the German Chancellery. The implementation of the “action plan” of the Berlin government, will involve, apart from the central German government, federal states and municipalities. Among the most significant measures decided are the following: Advancement of children and young immigrants, [...]
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02 / 10 Greek Movies Enter Berlinale 2012 Competition
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02 / 10 Greeks Participate in ‘Dickens and London’ Exhibition at Museum of London
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02 / 09 Dionysis Savvopoulos to Perform in “Il Vascello” Theatre of Rome
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02 / 09 Poet Nikos Katsalidas Awarded by Albanian President Bamir Topi
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02 / 09 Greek Scientist Contributes To Discovery of Genetic Factor Connected to Ischemic Strokes
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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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