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Greeks Pay Same Amount of Taxes and Other Levies As Germans, Study Finds

According to a recent study published by Eurostat, Greeks and Germans pay exactly the same amount of taxes and levies to their national state coffers as a percentage of their nations' Gross Domestic Product. More specifically, 41.5% of Greek and...

Germans Return Priceless Saints Relics to Cyprus, Once Looted From the Occupied North

A priceless case which includes relics of nine Orthodox Christian saints was returned to Cyprus' Orthodox Church recently, and it was exhibited before the public on Thursday. The wooden and leather case, which looks like a book, was stolen from...

Two Germans Sentenced For Taking Down Greek Flag and Raising German Flag on Crete

Two 23-year old German nationals were sentenced by a court in Chania, Crete on Monday for taking down the Greek flag down from a flagpole and raising the German flag in its place. The incident happened several days ago on the...

Germans Discover Crete's Hidden Treasures

The Region of Crete along with FVW, the famous German travel news organization, are joining forces to present to the German public how Crete's sustainability leads to longevity. More than 45 editors, journalists, and tour operators will be in Crete...

Germans Flocking to Greek Islands for 2018 Vacations

The island of Crete is the second-most popular island destination for German tourists after Majorca according to a survey by a leading German online platform. Pre-bookings for 2018 analyzed by Check 24 reveal that five of the 10 most-popular European...

Germans Drink More Ouzo, Greeks Opt for Tsipouro

Germans drink almost twice as much ouzo as Greeks, who now seem to turn to tsipouro; meanwhile ouzo exports to the Middle East are increasing, according to spirits industry data. Germany, has become the strongest ouzo importer in Europe in...

Bookings Increase for Germans Visiting Cyprus and Greece for 2017 Vacations

According to data from the international research firm GfK, the first couple of months for 2017 have seen a considerable increase in holiday bookings for Germans coming to visit Greece and Cyprus. The data shows that the bookings from Germans for Cyprus...

Gfk: Germans Booking Greece Instead of Turkey for Summer Vacations

Because of political and social turmoil in Turkey, Greece can expect to see an increase in holiday travelers from Germany this summer, the German market researcher GfK has reported. Germans are booking more of their vacations in Greece than in...

German Authorities Charge 4 Germans and a Greek With Bribery for Defense Contracts

Bremen prosecuting authorities have charged four Germans and one Greek as suspects for bribing Greek officials for defense contracts, according to a Deutsche Welle report on Thursday. The story was broken by the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ),...

Germans' Demand for Holidays in Greece at Its Peak

The demand for holidays in Greece is at its peak, Deutsche Welle said citing the largest German tourist agencies. More specifically, DER Touristik said that demand has doubled compared to last year, while All Tours said that demand is...

Poll: 52% of Germans in Favor of Grexit

A new opinion poll for Stern magazine shows that 52 percent of Germans are in favor of Greece leaving the euro zone. According to the poll conducted by Forsa Research Institute, more than half of Germans (52 percent) are in...

Greeks Pay as Much as Germans to Put Food on Daily Table

"Poor" Greeks are paying as much as "rich" Germans in order to put the daily food on the table, says a World Economic Forum report. The figures on food prices are compiled by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, which...

Germans Use Greek Dances from Crete as Therapy [video]

A group of German Cretan dancers cannot speak Greek but consider Greek dancing, especially from the island of Crete, an important form of therapy. The two organizers of the Cretan dance groups in Germany - Pavlos and Thalassini -...

Poll: 49% of Germans in Favor of Greece Staying in Euro Zone

There is a turn in public opinion in Germany regarding Greece's stay in the euro zone, as 49 percent of Germans want Greece in the common currency bloc. A poll published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper shows that less Germans...

Poll: Four Germans Out of 10 Would Prefer Greece to Stay in Eurozone

At least 40 percent of Germans would prefer Greece to remain in the eurozone, the highest percentage for the first time in nearly a year, a recent poll by YouGov Deutschland revealed Wednesday. According to the poll, 34 percent of...