Jesus on a Donkey? Use a Scooter, Says Animal Rights Organization PETA
The well-known animal rights’ organization PETA has recently demanded that a Bavarian town in Germany stop using donkeys during a religious and folkloric pageant held every year. The town of...
View ArticleMarble Stele from Asia Minor Returned to Munich Museum
Greek Marble Stele, will be on public display in Munich museum next year. Source: antiquestradegazette A marble stele from Greece which was given as a wedding gift in 1958, has been returned to a...
View ArticlePolitical Turmoil in North Macedonia After EU Nixes Skopje’s Accession Hopes
Political turmoil has erupted in North Macedonia after the European Council decided not to begin accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania, a step along the path that would have led to...
View ArticleYorgos Lanthimos’“The Favourite” Wins European Film Award 2019
Yorgos Lanthimos, file photo Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos‘ film “The Favourite” won the award for Best European Movie of the Year during Saturday’s European Film Awards that took place in Berlin,...
View ArticleAnarchists Storm Greek Embassy in Berlin
A group of approximately fifteen anarchists stormed the premises of the Consular office of the Greek Embassy in Berlin on Monday. The group squatted in the office in a show of solidarity for their...
View ArticleGermany Rejects EU Plea to Host Migrant Children From Greece
Germany rejected an appeal made by the the European Commission on Monday urging Berlin to accept children from overcrowded migrant camps in Greece. “The Commission is concerned about the difficult...
View ArticleErdogan Warns Merkel Libya’s Chaos Could Affect the Entire Mediterranean
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Friday. Credit: AMNA Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a warning that the “Libyan chaos” could...
View ArticleGreek Candidate Runs on Diverse Ballot in Munich Elections
A ballot that represents the new face of Munich will vie for power in the March-15 municipal elections in the German state of Bavaria. The name of the ballot is “Zusammen in Bayern” or ZuBa, which...
View ArticleMass Shooting in Germany Leaves at Least Nine Dead
A gunman opened fire on two shisha bars in the western German city of Hanau, killing at least eight people and injuring several others, police say. The shootings took place around 22:00 (21:00 GMT) on...
View ArticleThousands of Protesters in Germany Demand Open Borders for EU
As Greece tries to prevent thousands of migrants and refugees to cross over into the country, in Germany thousands gathered in major cities on Tuesday, calling for the European Union to open its...
View ArticleGermany’s Merkel Quarantines Herself Over Coronavirus Scare
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in quarantine after meeting with a doctor on Friday who has since tested positive for the virus, her spokesman said. Merkel was told about the contact after a press...
View ArticleGermany Says No to Greek Orthodox Holy Communion Over Coronavirus Fears
File photo The German government has decided to ban Holy Communion in the form it is given to Orthodox Christians in fear that it is conducive to the spread of coronavirus and endangers public health....
View ArticleMore Than One Third of German Military Exports Go To Turkey
A Turkish “Leopard 2A4” tank. Photo: DPA Turkey is the #1 recipient of German arms exports for the second year running, according to a classified document revealed by the German Press Agency (DPA) on...
View ArticleGreek Scientist Leads Team Creating First Image of Electrons
A recorded image of microscopic electrons in a crystal of calcium fluoride. Image credit: Christian Hackenberger / University of Rostock A research team led by Greek physicist and professor Eleftherios...
View ArticleEuropean Tourism Gets off to Rocky Start in Summer of 2020
Tourism in this unsettling Summer of 2020 is experiencing some rocky patches just a month or so after most European countries opened their gates to travelers from abroad after the long coronavirus...
View ArticleCar Plows into Motorcyclists in Terror Attack on German Highway
Berlin, Germany. File photo A man who was born in Iraq used a car to mow over motorcyclists along a highway in Berlin late on Tuesday, in what German officials are already terming a terror attack....
View ArticleAward-Winning Greek-Swedish Filmmaker Explores Roots in Acclaimed New Movie
Nico Falcone Georgiadis, appearing in his new film “Whose Reality 2.0?” Photo courtesy Nico Georgiadis. In his award-winning film “Whose Reality 2.0?,” Greek-Swedish actor and filmmaker Nico Falcone...
View ArticleThe Greek Film Festival in Berlin to Take Place in January 2021
Credit: pxfuel.com The Greek Film Festival in Berlin announced recently that next year’s program will take place in January 2021, against all …coronavirus odds! In a press release they issued, the...
View ArticleYoung Turkish Prodigy and Greek Artist Band Together to Support Earthquake...
Nikos Nikolaidis and Akar in front of their work titled “Samir.” Credit: Nikos Nikolaidis In a heart-warming act of compassion and solidarity, Nikos Nikolaidis, a Greek artist from Thessaloniki, and...
View ArticleTurkey Prevents EU to Inspect Ship Suspected of Carrying Weapons to Libya
Credit: Operation Irini Turkey has prevented the European Union’s naval mission enforcing the Libya arms embargo from checking a suspect freighter off the war-torn country’s coast, Germany’s Der...
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