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Pontian Greek Remembrance Day in Düsseldorf
By Aspasia Zontanou In 1994, the Greek parliament declared that the Pontian Greek Genocide (1914-1923) be remembered every year on May 19. This last Sunday, in Düsseldorf Germany, the Perish of Greek...
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German Recognition of Armenian Genocide Puts EU-Turkey Deal at Risk
The Turkish government is outraged after German lawmakers voted for the recognition of the Armenian genocide. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the vote would influence relations...
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World Population Day: More People in the EU, But Less in Greece
On January 1, 2016, Eurostat recorded the population of the European Union at 510.1 million people, compared with 508.3 million on January 1, 2015. During the year, there were 5.1 million babies born...
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Multiple Casualties in Munich Shopping Center Shooting
Multiple casualties are reported after German police confirmed that shots were fired at a large Munich shopping center and officers responded in large numbers Friday evening. “There is a major police...
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German Police: 8 Dead in Apparent Terror Attack
As police hunt those responsible for a deadly shooting rampage at a shopping mall in Munich, they are already calling it a terror attack. On Twitter, Munich police said eight people are dead and an...
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9 Killed in Munich Attack; 18-Year-Old German-Iranian Gunman Also Dead
An 18-year-old German-Iranian man who opened fire in a crowded shopping mall in Munich, killing nine people Friday evening, apparently was the only gunman involved in an incident that caused a major...
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Happy 18th! MEPs Give Young Europeans Interrail Passes for Their Birthdays
MEPs are pondering ways to bring European youth closer together so that they can celebrate their continent’s diversity and feel a “sense of belonging.” The idea of giving young Europeans free...
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Documenta: Parthenon of Banned Books to Rise in Germany
A huge replica of the Parthenon in Athens made from 100,000 banned books is to rise at the Friedrichsplatz in Kassel Germany next year. The work, created on the initiative of Documenta, aims to...
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Greeks in Munich Pen Angry Letter After German Council Votes to Take Back...
German municipal authorities in Karlsfeld, 12 kilometers from central Munich, have angered the Greek community following a decision to take back a plot of land benchmarked in 2001 for the construction...
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Greece Ranks Third in Exports to Germany
Greece ranked third in the import of oranges to Germany, with a market share of 2.8 percent in the 2013-2015 period, a report by the Greek embassy’s economic and trade affairs bureau in Munich said on...
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Greek Researcher Gets Award in German Bundestag for Work on Social Practices...
Anastasia Poulou, a senior research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy in Munich, received the second prize of the German Thesis Award by the Koerber Foundation. The...
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Greek Man Murders His Lover’s Husband in Germany
A 28-year-old Greek man confessed to Austrian authorities that he is the murderer of another Greek man, Antonis Christofakis, 32, who was found dead on the German-Austrian border. According to the...
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New Greek Wave in Düsseldorf
By Aspasia Zontanou Several low budget Greek films were premiered in a special three-week event called “New Greek Wave-the New Greek Cinema” in Düsseldorf from November 4th through Sunday the 27th....
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Berlin, the City With Unexpected Greek Flair!
There are many interesting things to do while in Berlin, Germany, and it might surprise you that much of the sights you are about to take in have a certain Greek influence to them! That’s right, there...
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German Junior High School Students Study Ancient Greek
German 8th grade students in 200 high schools can choose to learn Αncient Greek as a third foreign language, after the mandatory English and Latin, according to a Deutsche Welle report. According to...
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Director Costa Gavras Honorary Guest of the Greek Film Festival in Berlin
The Greek Film Festival in Berlin opened with the film “Amen” by Costa Gavras. The presence of the acclaimed director at Hellas Filmbox Berlin as an honorary guest conveyed multiple messages....
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Cretan Products and Cuisine Promoted in Binz, Germany
The Cretan products and the Cretan diet and cuisine were successfully promoted in an event held in the town of Binz, Germany. The Deputy Governor of the Region of Crete Theano Vrentzou-Skordalaki...
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First Greek Policeman in German Federal Police
Charilaos Kyriakidis is the first police officer of the Federal Police Directorate at Frankfurt airport without German citizenship, a Deutsche Welle report says. The 28-year-old policeman found his...
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Mikis Theororakis in Düsseldorf
By Aspasia Zontanou “Dearest Mikis Theodorakis” as Thomas Geißel, Mayor of Düsseldorf started addressing his greetings towards Mikis Theodorakis, 92, who was sitting in a wheelchair near the orchestra,...
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What are the Most Popular Hotels in Greece for Germans?
During the summer months many Germans choose Greece as their vacation destination. The fvw Hotelometer in cooperation with data analysis company TrevoTrend counts booking requests for holiday hotels....
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