Germany
Education
Germany: Problems With Greek Language Education
The Greek Confederation of Parents and Guardians in Germany expressed its frustration and resentment concerning the developments on Greek language education in Germany in an open letter to the Minister of Education.
The Confederation stressed that school staffing is moving...
Europe
German State Honors Greek Woman for 25 years of Social Services
Greek expat Ioanna Zacharakis was recently awarded with the Golden Cross by the German state, for 25 years of service in a major social organization of Germany.
Zacharakis who comes from Thessaly, Greece, has been living in Germany since 1981....
Business
Deutsche Welle: Greeks Exploit Greeks in Germany
In the first decades following the Second World War, Greeks traveled to Germany organized. They knew that there would be someone to welcome them at the train station, that they would have a house, security and above all a...
Economy
Germany: Unemployment Benefits for European Immigrants
According to Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), the European Commission (EC) believes that some sectors of the German social system are not complying with the law. Germany should include unemployed immigrants to its social policy of unemployment benefits and immigrants should...
Education
University Collaboration Between Greece and Germany
The presiding board of the Hellenic Universities Rectors' Synod met with representatives of German universities, in order to discuss the collaboration between Greek and German higher educational institutions.
Both sides aim to increase joint postgraduate programs, student and research exchanges...
Australia
Greek Expat Finalist in International Piano Competition
The famous, talented expat pianist and composer, Stefan Cassomenos will be competing this Friday in the finals of the Fifth International Telekom Beethoven Competition in Bonn, Germany.
It should be noted that during the Piano Competition in Bonn, Cassomenos reached...
Economy
4 of 10 Greeks Borrow Money to Pay Bills
The tough reality that hundreds of Greek households have to face due to the Greek Economic Crisis is depicted in a survey that was carried out by Trendbox, a Dutch independent research company. In this survey we can see...
Europe
German Author Andreas Deffners Writes About Greek “Filotimo”
By Aspasia Zontanou
Born in 1974 in Reinbeck, Germany, Andreas Deffner fell in love with Greece and its people, after his first visit--which he went on as a highschool trip. Since then "kollise," (in Greek means it stuck with him)....
Business
Greek Employer Ranks as Best in German Survey
The Greek engineer Dimitris Vartziotis from Epirus has created a big company named TWT Science & Innovation (Science and Innovation) in three German cities and in Ioannina, Greece. Vartziotis won the prestigious title of best employer in Germany in...
Europe
Greek Poesy Breakfast in Düsseldorf
By Aspasia Zontanou
The association of Greek authors in Germany (“Die Gesellschaft Griechischer Autoren e.V.) formed in 2006, organize events where Greek authors as well as authors from other nationalities living in Germany (Turkish, Kurdish, German etc.) can showcase their...