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Greek Language Day Celebrated in Naples, Italy

The Italian city of Naples commemorated International Greek Language Day with events to highlight the timeless contribution of Greek to world history. After a two-year lull due to the pandemic, philhellenes, academics and members of the Greek Italian community at...

Naples Joins Celebration of International Greek Language Day

International Greek Language Day which is celebrated on Wednesday (February 9) will have the wider support of the Greeks of Italy

Hundreds of Students Celebrate Greek Language and Culture in Italy

Hundreds of students from Italy and Greece participated in the five-day-long celebration of the Greek language which took place in Naples this week. Prominent lecturers and historians explained how the Greek language developed, shaped and expressed the majority of scientific...

International Greek Language Day to be Celebrated in Italy

The Greek community of Naples and Campania in Italy is organizing a week-long celebration of the Greek language to honor International Greek Language Day on February 9. The event is the brainchild Jannis Korinthios, a former lecturer of Greek Studies...

Italian Plenary Discusses Submitting Proposal to UNESCO for Greek Language Promotion

The Greek Community and Brotherhood of the Philhellenic Society of Italy has managed to get the Italian plenary to discuss its proposals for the support of the Greek language and classical education. The goal is to get the Italian...

International Day for the Greek Language Celebrated in Naples, Italy

A literary marathon, concert, discussions and a theatrical play, were several of the activities included in the program of the first International Day for the Greek Language and Civilization, which was celebrated in Naples, Italy. During the literary marathon, which...

Albania: Omonoia’s Notice on Greek Language

The Democratic Union of the Greek Minority, Omonoia, appealed to the Albanian government to pass the law on minorities which will clearly provide for the use of each minority’s mother tongue. The organization made an official notice on the occasion...

Greek Language Promotion Campaign in Italy

In October, Italy speaks Greek: This is the main theme of the campaign organized by expatriates in Italy, aiming at preserving and disseminating the Greek language. The campaign’s announcement will be made this coming September, during the events of the second...

Luxembourg: Greek Language Degrees to Friends of Greece

During a simple but moving ceremony, which was covered by major newspapers of Luxembourg, such as Luxemburger Wort and Tageblatt, several citizens of Luxembourg were awarded Greek language degrees. The extremely popular program for learning ancient and modern Greek has...

Italy: International Day for the Greek Language

The Federation of Greek Communities and Brotherhoods of Italy (FCCEI) is collecting signatures for the introduction of an international day dedicated to Greek language and Greek culture. “The time has come to support the Greek language, particularly in places where...

Germany: Problems With Greek Language Education

The Greek Confederation of Parents and Guardians in Germany expressed its frustration and resentment concerning the developments on Greek language education in Germany in an open letter to the Minister of Education. The Confederation stressed that school staffing is moving...

Greek Student Wins 1st Prize in Ancient Greek Language Competition

Eleni Patrika, a second-year high school (Lyceum) student from Veria, Greece, won the first prize at the 16th annual international competition of Ancient Greek Language “Certamen Viterbiense Della Tuscia” held in Viterbo, Italy, from May 16th to 19th 2012. The...

“Greeks and Greek Language in Venice 2012” Events by Ca’ Foscari University

A series of events with the theme “Greeks and Greek Language in Venice 2012” (Greci e greco a Venezia 2012) is organized by the Department of Greek language and Literature of the University of Venice, Ca’ Foscari, from March...

2012 Calendar of Aspasia Sxina to Support Greek Language Tuition Units of Himara

In her new artistic calendar for 2012, professor of Greek language Mrs. Aspasia Sxina is supporting the function of two private tuition units offering Greek language courses to the Greek students of the broader Himara region in Albania. Entitles as...

Greeks in Frankfurt Protest Against Greek Language Education Bill

Parents' Associations of Flirsheim and Griesheim (Darmstadt) in collaboration with Parents' Association of Greek Schools and Greek Communities of Hattersheim and Offenbach decided to protest over the new bill concerning Greek language education abroad outside the Greek Embassy of...