Tag Archives | Germany

Big Greek Doctor Exodus to Germany

The best Greek scientists are moving abroad, with Germany being their top destination. The Greek government announces every day the coming of the long awaited development, but statistics show another reality. According to Professor of Economic Geography of the University of Macedonia, Lois Lamprianidis, more than 120,000 Greek scientists left Greece over the last years. [...]

Germans Say Greeks, Cypriots Hide Riches

Der Spiegel’s front-page of April 15 had the provocative title, The poverty lie. How the countries in crisis cover up their riches, showing on its cover a man on a donkey carrying big sacks of money under an EU umbrella. The article is based on a controversial ECB report which implies that German households are [...]

German Festival For Young Greek Musicians

The Aristofanis Association (www.aristofanis.com) has announced the beginning of the 2ndFestival for Greek Young Musicians of Germany in collaboration with the school committee of the 2nd Primary School of Munich Pythagoras and the support of the Munich’s Education Coordinator Charilaos Makris. This year’s festival is dedicated to the traditional music and Areti Ketime has been [...]

Dalaras Sings Cavafy’s Poetry in Germany

After the great success of the first world premiere in Vienna’s Konzerthaus in 2011, Cavafy will take place  for the first time in Germany in Munich Philharmonic Philharmonie im Gastei”, under the baton of Stefan Blantar. George Dalaras, one of the most important musical ambassadors of Greece, will interpret the innovative project, while Lambert Hamel, [...]

It’s Not Easy Being Greek in Germany

Socratis Papastathopoulos plays soccer for the Greek national team, but also for the German team Werden Bremen as a defender, skills he has to use these days not in his game, but defending his country against animosity by many Germans. He told German media that a barrage of negative stories about Greeks – that they [...]

Kefaloyanni Pitches Greece in Germany

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefaloyanni, in an interview with the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, said that this year some 16 million visitors will come to Greece, better than expected during the crushing economic crisis, but still a downturn. She said Greece will not leave the Eurozone and return to the drachma, even to benefit tourism, [...]