Belgium

Greek Gastronomy Travels to Brussels

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) in Belgium, and the Association of Greek Tourist Enterprises (SETE), in cooperation with the Brussels Tourism Organization will give the opportunity to Belgians to get a taste of Greek gastronomy. The idea of​​ gaStronomia...

“Evzones” in Brussels Protest Austerity

Thousands of protesters rallied on March 14, in Brussels in order to express their opposition and anger against the austerity measures before all the EU leaders, who gathered for a summit to focus on investing in jobs. What really made...

Greek Students Win Translation Prize

The award for the Juvenes Translatores (Latin for "Young Translators") competition has gone to 27 students from each of the European Union's countries, including a Greek and a Greek-Cypriot. The award ceremony will take place in April where the...

Belgians Taking to Greek Olive Oil

Olive oil, one of Greece's greatest export products, is gaining in popularity in Belgium, according a report by the Office of Economic and Commercial Affairs of the Greek Embassy in Brussels, which noted an increasing rise of the consumption...

EU Lawmakers OK Podimata Tax

The European Parliament has voted for a proposal put forth by a PASOK Socialist lawmaker, Anni Podimata, for a tax on currency exchanges and financial transactions she said would deter speculators. The so-called Tobin Tax is named for Nobel Prize...

In Brussels, With Wine from Crete

The European Parliament will get a taste of Cretan - at least its wine - during a three day event from Nov. 26-28 during which the island will show the fruit of its products and their reputation for producing...

Dexia Receives Injection On Grexit Fears

Dexia, a Franco-Belgian bank, will receive another stimulus package from Belgium and France, due to heavy losses during the previous term. The extra funding is estimated at 5.5 billion euros ($7 billion) and is only one of many stimulus...

Greece’s Immigrant Roundup Draws Ire in Belgium

Greece's ongoing roundup of illegal immigrants under the code name A report dedicated to Zeus Xenios has drawn criticism in the Belgian newspaper De Morgen, which noted that Amnesty International has said the operation is leading to the detention...

Belgium’s Greeks Protest Merkel and Austerity

A spontaneous protest was held on Oct. 9 in Brussels in front of the Greek embassy, against the visit to Athens of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Left-wing activists, Members of the European Parliamen from the Greek Coalition of the Radical...

Panayiotou Puts Charisma in Brussels Subway

Poet and translator Eftychia Panayiotou's poem Charisma, from her collection Mavri Moralina, has been on public display in Brussels subway stations in celebration of the European Day of Languages 2012. The Council of Europe established Sept. 26 as the...