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A mysterious sect that came and swiftly left
A group of Danish citizens that settled for a while in a village outside Thessaloniki in northern Greece apparently belonged to a secretive Christian sect that is now accused of mistreating its followers, including by subjecting children and adults alike to corporal punishment.
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Jysk to open new store on Corfu
Scandinavian sleeping and living company Jysk will open its 26th branch in Greece this Thursday.
The store on Corfu will be the third Greek island where the Danish firm has established a presence.
Jysk has announced it plans to have opened 40 stores across the country by the end of 2020.
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Denmark Declared War on Ghettos
Vox - In Denmark, children over the age of 1 who live in low-income, heavily Muslim immigrant communities that the government classifies as "ghettos" will soon be subject to mandatory training in "Danish values."
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Silent Heart | Athens | April 26
The Danish Institute is showing "Silent Heart," a 2014 drama by Bille August about a family gathering at the deathbed of the matriarch. The screening, which is a Danish Film Club event arranged by the institute and the Danish Embassy in Athens, starts at 9 p.m. and admission is free of charge. There will be English subtitles.
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A Second Chance | Athens | February 22
The Danish Institute is screening Susanne Bier's 2014 film "A Second Chance" on Thursday, February 22, at 7 p.m. In Danish with English subtitles, the thriller follows a police detective who puts himself on the wrong side of the law he's supposed to defend when he kidnaps a baby from abusive parents in order to replace his own child, who has died.
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Prof. Ufe Ostergard: How to Unite Europe When Bulgaria's Salaries Are Lower Than Denmark's Child Benefits
"The differences between West and East Europe are huge. I will give you only one example - the minimal salary in Bulgaria is lower than the child benefits in Denmark.
The European Union is not able to achieve the will, so as to overcome the national differences and to use power. The current EU condition could be compared to one small hangover."
Ex-ministers’ assets ‘could be confiscated
The head of a parliamentary panel into ex-ministersâ alleged graft suggests some of their assets could be seized if the officials are found to accrued unjust wealth With just days left until a key vote at a parliamentary panel on whether to send four former ministers allegedly involved in corruption to the Supreme Council, the head of the panel argued some assets of the ministers could be co
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Tell me who your artist is, I will tell you who you are
The relationship between art and government is not a new topic, but this does not mean we will not discuss it over and over again. Come on, letâs discuss it.
This business ends in a Turkish ‘black arm’
This is a âchicken translation" that roughly means âThis incident will end up at the police station.â Go and ask a Turkish-speaking friend if you donât understand âchicken translationâ and/or âblack arm.â
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Football fans respond to ‘coup attempt’ claims: Yes, we’ve divided the country
The iconic çArÅı supportersâ group of BeÅiktaÅ football club has responded to the âcoup attemptâ accusations, after it was announced that 35 of its members face life imprisonment for their involvement in last yearâs Gezi protests.