A stern letter of protest, was issued on Friday to the publishers of the German magazine FOCUS by OEK (Federation of Greek Communities in Germany), regarding the publication of two defamatory articles against Greece which are featured, as it is known, on this month’s edition of the magazine.
Until December 2010, 39 famous British restaurants will put on their blue-and-white Greek colors and host "Taste of Greece - Greek Flavors in Great Britain," inviting the British to try original Greek recipes, Greek wines and cocktails.
It is all part of an effort by the Greek National Tourism Organisation's London office to promote Greece throughout Great Britain and attract a greater number of tourists to Greece this year.
The new board of directors was voted on during the 15th Conference of the Federation of Pontic Greek Societies in Europe in Frankfurt on February 21-22.
Also examined during the conference, were presentations concerning the future activities of the federation, reviews of the past year’s activities and prospects for future cooperations with omogenia organizations around the world.
The Federation of Greek Communities in Germany, OEK, has sent a letter to Prime Minister George Papandreou concerning the closure of the Greek Consulate in Nuremburg.
World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) President Mr. Stefanos Tamvakis, issued the following announcement, on the occasion of the unethical, defamatory and vulgar articles published in the German Media against Greece:
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Synaspismos on the closure of Nuremburg consulate
Σύνταξη/επιμέλεια από τον/την Θεόφιλος Δουμάνης
Athens – According to the Greek political party, Synaspismos, it would be tragic mistake – and one that Greek migrants will have to pay for - to close the Greek Consulate in Nuremburg. The consulate is set to close on March 31, following a government decision.
Synaspismos’ official for Diaspora affairs, V. Primikiris, stressed in his statement that thousands of Greeks in the region would have to lose working days and would suffer the considerable expenses in order to deal with the simplest matters. He expressed the view that as usual, the weakest members of society would have to pay for the economic crisis, which he claimed was caused by the New Democracy and Pasok governments.