Europe

A Greek national is under investigation in Austria for allegedly spying for Russia for years, the Austrian government said on Monday. The Interior Ministry said that the 39-year-old, who is not currently in detention, has Russian roots and is the...

Greeks and Serbs formed key ethnic elements in the Russian and particularly the Austrian empires which were multiethnic. History favors the headlines rather than the fine print. Not unlike social media today, what is usually remembered are the posts and...

One of the most beautiful and impressive Parliament buildings anywhere in Europe is in the Austrian capital of Vienna, which has a distinct Greek flavor. Standing in the city's center since the nineteenth century, the Austrian Parliament impresses visitors to...

Austria became on Saturday the first western democracy to impose a strict Covid-19 vaccine mandate for almost all its population. According to the new measure, Austrians over the age of 18 must be vaccinated against Covid-19 or face the possibility of...

Austrian Airlines has announced that they will be deploying a larger aircraft in their fleet for flights to Greece in order to meet demand. 

Austria's Defense Minister Mario Kunasek proposed for the deployment of soldiers from EU member states to support Frontex in guarding European borders from migrants. Kunasek spoke in a meeting of European defense ministers in Vienna saying that military personnel would be...

Metropolitan Arsenios of Austria and Hungary The first Greek Orthodox monastery is to be erected in the Austrian state of Burgenland, in eastern Austria on the border with Hungary, according to the Athens Macedonia News Agency. The exact area in Burgenland...

Germany has extended border checks for another six months, the federal interior ministry said Thursday. The internal borders controls will be limited to the German-Austrian land border and to flights from Greece, the ministry announced in a statement. It added the...

UK-based budget airline easyJet is to change its name and relocate to Vienna, Austria  in order to protect its European rights after Britain's departure from the European Union. The new airline will be called easyJet Europe and has applied for...

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) completed a promotion of Kythira to Austrian journalists in the last few days, hoping to boost tourism to the small island lying opposite the south-eastern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula. Journalists specializing in tourism...

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,...

Greece has ousted Turkey from first place in the preferences of Austrian holidaymakers this year according to bookings made so far, a spokeswoman of international tourism company TUI Group said, during an event in Vienna on Thursday. “This year Greece...

Europe is divided over migrants, with Germany leading the campaign to protect the continent’s image as a caring place for those in need of international protection while its neighbor and most reliable ally leads the charge against Chancellor Angela...

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...

Austria refused to accept 1,491 refugees from Greece, asking to postpone their relocation for 12 months, according to the online edition of Austrian Neue Zurcher Zeitung. Austria requested from the European Commission to postpone the relocation agreement for 12 months...