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The Search for a Better Life in Great Britain and Germany

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The Fall of Constantinople in 1453 and the Ottoman rule over Greece, caused hundreds of Greeks to migrate to Great Britain or Germany. There, they built strong communities around their language and religion. Great Britain and Germany are once again popular destinations for Greek migrants seeking better career prospects. While these communities flourish, there are often challenges in preserving their ethnic identity and culture.


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The Fall of Constantinople in 1453 and the Ottoman rule over Greece, caused hundreds of Greeks to migrate to Great Britain or Germany. There, they built strong communities around their language and religion. Great Britain and Germany are once again popular destinations for Greek migrants seeking better career prospects. While these communities flourish, there are often challenges in preserving their ethnic identity and culture.


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His Eminence, Archbishop Gregorios (Theocharous) of Thyateira and Great Britain

Georgios Kosyvas, ‎Counsellor of Education at the Embassy of Greece in London

Prof. Dr. Jannis Androutsopoulos - German and Media linguistics - University of Hamburg  

 

Interviews: Panos Apostolou & Stergos Kastelloriou

Producer: Odysseas Kripotos

Technical Production: Qazim Menxhiqi


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