Europe
Diaspora
Vienna’s “Little Greece” and the First Newspaper in Greek
If we are to consider meaningful communities for Hellenism, Vienna should surely be on the short list with its little Greece.
Crime
Vienna Terrorist was ISIS Sympathizer With North Macedonian Ties
One thousand police officers fanned out across the Austrian capital of Vienna on Monday night, searching for the gunman who had killed five people and wounded at least seventeen more in what authorities had quickly deemed a terrorist attack.
The...
Europe
Greek PM, President Join World Leaders in Condemning Terrorist Attack in Vienna
World leaders condemned the terrorist attack in Vienna on Monday which resulted in the death of at least three people. One suspected terrorist was shot and killed by the police.
About a dozen other people have been wounded – some...
Europe
Five Dead in Vienna Terrorist Attack
Austrian police are searching for at least one suspect after a multiple gun attack in the capital, Vienna which left five people dead.
About a dozen other people have been wounded - some seriously - after gunmen opened fire at...
Business
Greek Director to Lead Prestigious Vienna Opera Ballet Academy
Internationally renowned ballet director Christiana Stefanou, is planned to take over management at the Vienna State Opera Ballet Academy, starting on August 1, 2020.
The decision is part of a five-year master plan, announced on Monday, June 29, that introduces...
Europe
UN to Honor the Ionian Islands’ Cuisine in Vienna
The United Nations announced on Friday that its employees at the Vienna offices will have the chance to taste recipes from the cuisine of the Ionian islands for a week starting Monday, February 11.
Traditional recipes from the islands, also...
Education
Vienna’s Greek Deputy Mayor Asks for the Transfer of Central European University to Austrian Capital
Vienna's Deputy Mayor Maria Vasilakou asked for the transfer of the Central European University (CEU) from Budapest to Vienna after the Hungarian government decided its closure.
CEU was founded in 1991 by Hungarian-American investor and businessman George Soros. On Tuesday,...
Europe
Austrian Ex-Pats Living in Greece Send Protest Letter to Government in Vienna
Austrians living and working in Greece sent an open letter of protest to the government in Vienna, asking for a more responsible stance on the refugee crisis.
Austria has imposed a cap on the number of refugees it would accept...
Europe
Greece at the Vienna World Tourism Exhibition
The Greek National Tourism Organization along with its co-exhibitors have been given a stand in this year’s Vienna World Tourism Exhibition which was organized with the participation of 700 exhibitors from 70 countries. The fair will open its doors...
Art
Two Greek Artists Exhibit in Vienna Art Foundation
Art Foundation in Vienna will host the exhibitions of Greek artists Pavlos Tsakonas and Sofia Touboura, presenting two different aspects of modern Greek art.
Pavlos Tsakonas will present a series of works creating forms and ideas taken from industrial design...
Diaspora
Greek Women, Immigrants of Next Generation in Vienna
Wiener Zeitunng, the Austrian newspaper dedicated an article today, to the example of two Greek women who have immigrated recently to Vienna. The two Greek women have moved to Austria in order to find a way out from the...
Art
In Vienna: City of Kerenia Cyprus at the Center of Gala
The Turkish occupied city of Kerenia Cyprus' (the ancient Kerenia) eventful history was at the centre of a gala, that took place yesterday evening at Vienna’s Municipal Hall. The event was organized by Cypriot Cultural Center of Vienna and...
Europe
Greek Conference- Tourism Promoted in Vienna
Greece was promoted as an important destination for conferences and company meetings within the framework of a Symposium that took place in Vienna under the auspices of the Union of National Tourism Organizations in Austria.
Among the attendees of the...
Culture
Voices of Greece in Vienna
Voices of Greece, a Christian music concert took its audience from Vienna to Greece on Oct. 7, an event that took place in St. Stephen’s Cathedral, organized from the Greek Orthodox Church in Vienna with the Roman Catholic Archdiocece...
Culture
Baltsa Sings Greek In Vienna Opera
The internationally renowned leading Greek mezzo-soprano, Agnes Baltsa, “the Greek with the angelic voice,” as the late famed conductor Herbert Von Karajan called her as she began a brilliant career, will perform songs of Greece at the first concert...