Austria

With a total of 60 paintings, mostly aquarelles, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) inaugurated the painting exhibition of 12 Austrian artists under the title “Impressions from Hydra” in its premises in Vienna. The inaugurating event of the exhibition was...

According to Dow Jones News Agency, Austrian Finance Minister Maria Fekter said Thursday in a statement on the Austrian Finance Ministry's website that a Greek sovereign default would have a domino effect on all other European countries. "It is about...

Hellenic Diaspora in Austria commemorated the National Day of Ochi, the anniversary of General Ioannis Metaxas' flat denial to the Italians' request for free passage to invade Greece. In addition, representatives of Cypriot and Greek authorities were in attendance, under...

According to APA news agency, 22 “fake” Greek tourists were sentenced last Tuesday to between 9 and 24 months jail time for smuggling 30 Afghans into Austria on August 29. The judge of a court in eastern Eisenstadt found all Greek...

Metropolitan Michael of Austria and Exarch of Hungary and Mid-Europe passed away at the age of 65 after losing the fight against cancer. The Metropolitan was born in Athens on November 22, 1946 and He was elected as Assistant Bishop...

Greek singer Eleftheria Arvanitaki was welcomed by the Austrian artistic audience in the Vienna Konzerthaus on the 8th of October. The big concert in the capital city of Austria was part of the singer’s Central European tour for 2011. Arvanitaki...

The “Steiner Gallerie” in Vienna, Austria, is hosting famous Nikos Kypraios’ newest exhibition under the general title “The Ecstatic Breath of Freedom”. The well known Diaspora painter was born in Vathy of Samos, Greece, in 1944. In 1972, he moved...

The future of Mount Athos and its contribution to the intellectual and cultural tradition of Europe was the topic of the international conference held last weekend in Salzburg, Austria. More than one hundred senior officials of the Orthodox Church, European intellectuals and friends of Athos from different countries around the world attended the conference. Among...

With an open air artistic exhibition part of a bigger exhibition titled "Christ Today – An Exhilarating Experience of Christ", the Greek painter and sculptor Makis Varlamis, impressed people at the square in front of the Saint Stephen Cathedral, at...

According to three national Austrian newspapers, Greece remains Austrians’ beloved destination.  Although there was a massive negative reportage regarding the financial crisis in Greece the last few weeks, people still choose Greece for their holidays. The Courier newspaper, which has...