Belgium
Europe
Leonidas Kestekides, The Greek Confectioner Who Conquered the World
The story of the world-famous Leonidas chocolates and pralines is as rich as the confections themselves. It all began with a Greek chocolatier Leonidas Kestekides, who created the great confections because he ultimately just "wanted to spread some happiness."
The...
Europe
Greek MEP Kaili Placed Under House Arrest Over EU Bribery Scandal
Eva Kaili, the key suspect at the heart of the bribery scandal rocking the EU’s Parliament was freed from jail and placed under house arrest in Brussels.
In her first comments, as she arrived at her home in the Belgian...
Europe
Qatargate: Greek MEP Eva Kaili to Remain in Prison
Disgraced Greek MEP Eva Kaili, a suspect in the EU Qatargate scandal, is to remain in pre-trial detention for at least one more month a Brussels court ruled on Thursday.
Kaili’s lawyers argued that she should be released until her...
Crime
Greek MEP Eva Kaili to Remain in Custody Over Qatar Corruption Scandal
Disgraced Greek MEP Eva Kaili will remain in custody over the Qatar corruption scandal for at least another month a Brussels court ruled on Thursday in pretrial hearing.
Kaili's lawyers argued that she should be released until her case is...
Business
European 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 lockdowns.
Thierry Breton, the EU's internal market commissioner,...
Europe
Military Salute by Turkish Kids Condemned in Belgium
Belgian sport officials condemned on Tuesday the military salute given by young football players of Turkish descent apparently to honor the Turkish armed forces now waging war in northern Syria.
Flemish Minister of Sport Ben Weyts said that "It is...
Education
School in Belgium Launches New Video Game to Teach Ancient Greek History
A history teacher in Belgium has developed a new video game together with French video game company Ubisoft to teach children about ancient Greece, the Brussels Times reports.
Students in their second year of secondary school (age 13-14) from the GO! Middenschool...
Education
Language School in Belgium on a Mission to Change Misconceptions About Greek People
Participants in the Summer Seminar of the language school “Grec Moderne” in Halkidiki, Northern Greece, 2019
Aristidis Karatzas is the founder of the Greek language school in Liege, Belgium called “Grec Moderne.” This is one of the ver few schools...
Europe
Meet The Greek Who Came First In Belgium’s Local Elections
Christos Doulkeridis is a 40-years-old politician who lives in the capital of Belgium, Brussels.
Doulkeridis, the son of two Greek-Pontian migrants in Belgium, was the head of "Ecolos" political formation that came first in the municipality of Ixelles of Brussels.
His...
Education
Belgian Students, Teachers Protest to Save Ancient Greek Lessons (video)
Students and teachers of secondary schools in the Belgian city of Genk are up in arms about the cutting of ancient Greek and Latin from the curriculum.
"We fear that Greek will slowly but surely disappear from secondary education, and...