Vienna
Education
Vienna’s Greek Deputy Mayor Asks for the Transfer of Central European University to Austrian Capital
Vienna's Deputy Mayor Maria Vasilakou asked for the transfer of the Central European University (CEU) from Budapest to Vienna after the Hungarian government decided its closure.
CEU was founded in 1991 by Hungarian-American investor and businessman George Soros. On Tuesday,...
Economy
Greek Scientists Sound Alarm Over Pharmaceutical Expenditure
Pharmaceutical expenditure in Greece has been steadily reducing over the last years and needs to be increased by at least 200 million euros compared to the institutions' demands and the Health ministry's estimates, Greek scientists said in an international...
Greece
Apremilast Drug to Treat Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Available in Greece This March
New clinical evidence on apremilast, a specific drug used to treat psoriasis, was presented at the 25th Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology held in Vienna from September 28 to October 2.
Tablets that contain apremilast are the...
Culture
Mantzaros Philharmonic Society Brings Home 'Gold' from Vienna
The Mantzaros Philharmonic Society of Corfu was awarded the gold prize at the World Orchestra Festival 2016, held in Vienna, while the orchestra’s renowned conductor and trumpeter, Socratis Anthis was awarded the prize of “excellent conductor.” The Corfiot orchestra...
Greece
Greece to be Invited to Second Western Balkans Conference in Vienna
The Austrian government plans to invite Greece to the second conference on the Western Balkans and the refugee crisis at the level of Foreign and Interior Ministers, which will take place in Vienna, according to the Independent Balkans News...
Economy
ECB Dashes Greek Hopes on Lifting 'Waiver' on Greek Bonds
All eyes were on the European Central Bank's (ECB) June policy meeting in Vienna on Thursday. Great expectations resulted in disappointment regarding Greece with the central bank holding back from allowing Greek banks to resume access to cheap loans.
Meeting...
Greece
Austria and 9 Balkan States Reach Refugee Agreement at the Expense of Greece
Following an initiative taken by the Austrian government that has raised eyebrows among EU officials and infuriated Greece as Athens did not receive an invitation to participate, Austria and nine Balkan states held a meeting in Vienna today to...
Europe
Europe Braces for New Wave of Refugees
Europe is preparing for a new wave of refugees as word filters back to others that the passage through Hungary is now easier.
Hundreds arrived Sunday at Vienna’s Westbahnhof station aboard trains from the Hungarian border, after officials in Hungary...
Economy
Greek PM Tsipras from Vienna: I am Optimistic About an Agreement with Partners
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann earlier today in Vienna, where he was jubilantly accepted. A large number of Greeks residing in Vienna, as well as Austrians, had gathered in front of the Chancellery shouting...
Europe
Greece at the Vienna World Tourism Exhibition
The Greek National Tourism Organization along with its co-exhibitors have been given a stand in this year’s Vienna World Tourism Exhibition which was organized with the participation of 700 exhibitors from 70 countries. The fair will open its doors...