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Grecia Salentina: Exploring Southern Italy’s Greek Community
Nine villages in southern Italy collectively known as La Grecia Salentina (Salentine Greece) or, in the local dialect, Griko have maintained aspects of the Greek language and culture that have survived for centuries.
Greek diasporas have been a constant in...
Diaspora
Greek Community Complaints about Plan to Demolish their Homes in Albania
The Greek community in Himara, Albania, has complained about a mass Albanian government demolition plan that puts their homes at risk, according to Epirus TV.
According to the report, the plan was voted for by the Himara City Coucil, convening...
Diaspora
Greek Community in Istanbul Celebrates Epiphany
A bitterly cold Wednesday morning saw the return of one of Istanbul’s oldest – and most demanding – religious traditions as dozens of Greek Orthodox Christians swam frantically to retrieve a cross thrown into the Golden Horn.
The Greek community...
Diaspora
Istanbul’s Greek Community Wishes to Remove Patriarchs’ Graves from Orthodox Cemetery
The Greek Orthodox community of Istanbul wishes to remove the graves of three Turkish Orthodox Church patriarchs (the founder and his successors) out of the city's historic Greek Orthodox cemetery.
The graves belong to Efthim and his successors Turgut Erenerol and...
Europe
Deadly Bombings Inflict Greek Community Near Mariupol
The story of Sartana - a Ukrainian town near Mariupol, Ukraine mostly inhabited by members of the Greek community - has not been widely heard. The town located 10 km from Mariupol was bombed and the destruction shows the...
Europe
Deputy FM Concludes Two-day London Visit to Greek Community
Deputy Foreign Minister Kyriakos Gerontopoulos completed a two-day visit to London on Thursday after meeting with members of the Greek community and Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain.
During his meeting with the archbishop, Gerontopoulos was briefed on the...
Diaspora
Germany: Greek Community Honors Their Mayor
The Greek Diaspora of Munich honored their much beloved mayor on the Day of Epiphany, welcoming his support to old and new Greek immigrants, and Greece in general.
Christian Ude is Lord Mayor of the German city of Munich for...
Diaspora
Greek Community’s Elections in Brussels
The New Democratic Movement of Brussels (ND) , came first in the recent Greek Community’s Elections in Brussels.
The New Democratic Movement gathered 38%, i.e. 277 votes and captured 4 seats, out of the total of 11 seats. As regards...
Europe
Nuremberg Greek Community Offers Help to New Immigrants
In Nuremberg, where there has been a strong Greek presence for many years, the Greek community has proved to be very active.
The collective action of Greeks in Nuremberg started in 1964, with the establishment of the Labor Association of...
Europe
Turkish Authorities Give Back Large Area of Land to Greek Community of Istanbul
Turkish authorities gave back to the Greek Orthodox foundation based in Istanbul an area of 98 acres situated close to Kandilli, in the Asian part of northern Bosphorus. This area was attached by Turkish officials illegally and after so many...
Europe
Greek Community In Istanbul Celebrates ‘Baklahorani Carnival’
The Greek Community in Istanbul celebrated 'Baklahorani Carnival' after 71 years on the 26th and 27th of February. Costumed dancing people 'occupied' Taksim on Sunday and continued their celebrations in Feriköy on Monday.
The party was carried on at the...
Europe
Greek Community in Zurich Pays Tribute to Iannis Xenakis
The Greek community of Zurich organized a tribute event on the Greek ethnic composer, music theorist and architect-engineer Iannis Xenakis on Sunday, November 20.
The event was hosted at the Cultural Centre “Saint Demetrios” in Zurich and was granted with...
Europe
Ivan Savvidis Re-elected President of Federation of Greek Community Associations in Russia
The deputy of the Russian Parliament (Duma), Coordinator of the Parliamentary Committee on the relations with Greece, Ivan Savvidis, was elected for a third consecutive time, as the President of the Federation of Greek Community Associations in Russia...
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Greek Identity for Germany’s Greek Community
A few days ago, President Papoulias, Citizens’ Protection Minister Christos Papoutsis and Foreign Minister Stavros Lamprinidis signed the Presidential Decree, which facilitates the bureaucratic process of providing an Identity Card to the Greek community of Germany.
It is now much...
Europe
Greek Community Announces New Board of Directors, Brussels
The Greek Community in Brussels announced the composition of their new Board of Directors which resulted from the electoral process in April. The new Board is as follows :
Chairman: Dimitris Argyropoulos, General Secretary: Evangelos Spanoudis, Vice President: Chris Eliades,...